Prevalence of CTX-M-Type and PER Extended-Spectrum ?-Lactamases Among Klebsiella spp. Isolated From Clinical Specimens in the Teaching Hospital of Kashan, Iran.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Extended-spectrum ?-lactamases (ESBLs) is one of the most important mechanisms of resistance to ?-lactams especially among Enterobacteriaceae family including Klebsiella spp. Different types of extended-spectrum ?-lactamases including CTX-M-type and PER enzymes are identified among gram negative bacteria. OBJECTIVES:The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of CTX-M-type and PER extended-spectrum ?-lactamases among Klebsiella spp. isolated from clinical specimens in the teaching hospital of Kashan, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred Klebsiella spp. were isolated from clinical specimens of hospitalized patients at Shahid-Beheshti hospital from December 2012 to November 2013. Disk diffusion method was used to determine the susceptibility of these isolates to 14 different antimicrobial agents; disks were purchased from MAST company (United Kingdom). The phenotypic double disk synergy confirmatory test was used to screen the isolates to produce extended-spectrum ?-lactamase. DNAs of isolates were extracted using boiling method and PCR assay was used to characterize the bla CTX-M type and bla PER genes. The purified PCR products were sent to Macrogen research company (Korea) for sequencing. RESULTS:Of the total 100 Klebsiella isolates, %93 was susceptible to imipenem. Resistance to ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, aztreonam and cefotaxime was (92%), (67%), (65%), (64%) and (59%), respectively. The phenotypic confirmatory test (PCT) confirmed that 35% (n = 35) of the isolates were ESBL-producing Klebsiella strains. The prevalence of bla CTX-M type and bla RER genes among Klebsiella isolates were 28% (n = 28) and 9% (n = 9), respectively. CONCLUSIONS:The prevalence of ESBL-producing Klebsiella strains in Shahid-Beheshti hospital in Kashan has increased. The study concluded that there was a high prevalence of the bla CTX-M type gene among ESBL positive isolates.
SUBMITTER: Amiri A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4884628 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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