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Mutant Prevention Concentration of Ciprofloxacin against Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates: An Ideal Prognosticator in Treating Multidrug-Resistant Strains.


ABSTRACT: Background:Fluoroquinolone-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a therapeutic challenge when implicated in urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, pneumonia, skin infections, osteomyelitis, and respiratory infections. The mutant prevention concentration (MPC) represents a concentration threshold above which increase of resistant mutants occurs rarely. The aim of the present study is to determine the MPC among ciprofloxacin-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolates. Materials and Methods:A total of 240 clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae were collected from a tertiary care hospital. The MPCs were determined for 24 selected strains using an inoculum of 1010?CFU/ml in Müller-Hinton agar plates with serial/various concentrations (0.003-100??g) of ciprofloxacin. In addition to the MPC, phenotypic screening for ESBL, AmpC, and carbapenemase was performed. The detection of qnr genes for 24 isolates and DNA sequencing for six isolates were performed. Results:Ciprofloxacin resistance was observed in 19.6% of the K. pneumoniae clinical isolates. Among the ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, 14 isolates showed an MPC value of more than 100??g. The MPC ranged between 100??g and 20??g for ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates. ESBL producers and qnr gene-producing strains had a high MPC. 11 isolates showed the presence of either qnrB or qnrS genes. None of the samples showed the presence of the qnrA gene. Conclusion:From our study, we infer that ESBL producers and qnr gene-possessing strains are frequently resistant to ciprofloxacin. Estimation of the MPC in the case of multidrug-resistant isolates in the clinical setup may help in treating these drug-resistant strains.

SUBMITTER: Aditi Priyadarshini B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6855012 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mutant Prevention Concentration of Ciprofloxacin against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Clinical Isolates: An Ideal Prognosticator in Treating Multidrug-Resistant Strains.

Aditi Priyadarshini B B   Mahalakshmi Krishnan K   Naveen Kumar Venkatesan V  

International journal of microbiology 20191020


<h4>Background</h4>Fluoroquinolone-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> poses a therapeutic challenge when implicated in urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, pneumonia, skin infections, osteomyelitis, and respiratory infections. The mutant prevention concentration (MPC) represents a concentration threshold above which increase of resistant mutants occurs rarely. The aim of the present study is to determine the MPC among ciprofloxacin-resistant <i>K. pneumoniae</i> clinical isolates.<h4>Ma  ...[more]

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