Mei-Hui Lee1, Te-Li Chen2, Yi-Tzu Lee3, Lei Huang1, Shu-Chen Kuo4, Kwok-Woon Yu1, Po-Ren Hsueh5, Horng-Yunn Dou6, Ih-Jen Su6, Chang-Phone Fung2. 1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, Chutung Veterans Hospital, Chutung, Taiwan. 4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan. Electronic address: ludwigvantw@gmail.com. 5. Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. 6. National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB) poses a great threat to healthcare systems. Production of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamases (CHDLs) is the major mechanism for imipenem resistance. In this study, we found a high prevalence of IRAB carrying a gene encoding CHDL, bla(OxA-23), in central Taiwan and elucidated the molecular characteristics and possible mechanisms of the spread of these isolates. METHODS: During 2007, we collected 291 nonrepetitive A baumannii isolates from 10 teaching hospitals in Taiwan. The antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was determined by agar dilution or Etest. The genes encoding carbapenemase and related structure were detected by polymerase chain reaction mapping and sequencing, and the clonal relationship of the isolates was analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Plasmid localization of bla(OxA-23) was determined by extraction of plasmid with commercial kit and Southern blot analysis. RESULTS: Among 142 IRAB isolates, 30 harbored the bla(OxA-23). The prevalence of IRAB with bla(OxA-23) was highest in central Taiwan compared to other areas [24.8% (27/109) vs. 1.6% (3/182); p < 0.001]. These IRAB with bla(OxA-23) were also resistant to other antimicrobial agents, except colistin. The PCR methods showed the presence of bla(OxA-51) in all isolates. We could exclude clonal spreading due to the diversity of the pulsotype. The bla(OxA-23) gene was detected in the plasmids of 6 isolates. Tn2006 was present in 22 (73.3%) isolates, and Tn2008, in 6 other isolates (26.7%). Two strains had bla(oxa-23)-ΔATPase but lacked upstream ISAba1. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of bla(OxA-23)-harboring IRAB in central Taiwan might be attributed to the transposition event of Tn2006.
BACKGROUND:Imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (IRAB) poses a great threat to healthcare systems. Production of carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamases (CHDLs) is the major mechanism for imipenem resistance. In this study, we found a high prevalence of IRAB carrying a gene encoding CHDL, bla(OxA-23), in central Taiwan and elucidated the molecular characteristics and possible mechanisms of the spread of these isolates. METHODS: During 2007, we collected 291 nonrepetitive A baumannii isolates from 10 teaching hospitals in Taiwan. The antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates was determined by agar dilution or Etest. The genes encoding carbapenemase and related structure were detected by polymerase chain reaction mapping and sequencing, and the clonal relationship of the isolates was analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Plasmid localization of bla(OxA-23) was determined by extraction of plasmid with commercial kit and Southern blot analysis. RESULTS: Among 142 IRAB isolates, 30 harbored the bla(OxA-23). The prevalence of IRAB with bla(OxA-23) was highest in central Taiwan compared to other areas [24.8% (27/109) vs. 1.6% (3/182); p < 0.001]. These IRAB with bla(OxA-23) were also resistant to other antimicrobial agents, except colistin. The PCR methods showed the presence of bla(OxA-51) in all isolates. We could exclude clonal spreading due to the diversity of the pulsotype. The bla(OxA-23) gene was detected in the plasmids of 6 isolates. Tn2006 was present in 22 (73.3%) isolates, and Tn2008, in 6 other isolates (26.7%). Two strains had bla(oxa-23)-ΔATPase but lacked upstream ISAba1. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of bla(OxA-23)-harboring IRAB in central Taiwan might be attributed to the transposition event of Tn2006.
Authors: Wei Jia; Caiyun Li; Haiyun Zhang; Gang Li; Xiaoming Liu; Jun Wei Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-08-21 Impact factor: 3.390