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Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes among Extended-Spectrum ? -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Human Isolates in Iran.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes (qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6')-Ib-cr, and qepA) among ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Kashan, Iran. A total of 185 K. pneumoniae isolates were tested for quinolone resistance and ESBL-producing using the disk diffusion method and double disk synergy (DDST) confirmatory test. ESBL-producing strains were further evaluated for the bla CTX-M genes. The PCR method was used to show presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes and the purified PCR products were sequenced. Eighty-seven ESBL-producing strains were identified by DDST confirmatory test and majority (70, 80.5%) of which carried bla CTX-M genes including CTX-M-1 (60%), CTX-M-2 (42.9%), and CTX-M-9 (34.3%). Seventy-seven ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae isolates harbored PMQR genes, which mostly consisted of aac(6')-Ib-cr (70.1%) and qnrB (46.0%), followed by qnrS (5.7%). Among the 77 PMQR-positive isolates, 27 (35.1%) and 1 (1.3%) carried 2 and 3 different PMQR genes, respectively. However, qnrA and qepA were not found in any isolate. Our results highlight high ESBL occurrence with CTX-M type and high frequency of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes among ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae isolates in Kashan.

SUBMITTER: Shams E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4649097 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes among Extended-Spectrum β -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Human Isolates in Iran.

Shams Ehsaneh E Firoozeh Farzaneh F Moniri Rezvan R Zibaei Mohammad M

Journal of pathogens 20151104

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes (qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, aac(6')-Ib-cr, and qepA) among ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Kashan, Iran. A total of 185 K. pneumoniae isolates were tested for quinolone resistance and ESBL-producing using the disk diffusion method and double disk synergy (DDST) confirmatory test. ESBL-producing strains were further evaluated for the bla CTX-M gene ...[more]

PMID: 26618005

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Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes among Extended-Spectrum ? -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Human Isolates in Iran.

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Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes among Extended-Spectrum β -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Human Isolates in Iran.

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