| Literature DB >> 24031907 |
Jing Li1, Zhidong Hu, Qiaojuan Hu.
Abstract
This study shows for the first time the mechanism of carbapenem resistance of a Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate TJ8 recovered from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital ,China. The modified Hodge test and EDTA synergy test were performed for the screening of carbapenemases and metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), respectively. Polymerase chain reactions and DNA sequencing confirmed that the strain carried IMP-4 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) , SHV-11 and TEM-1 β-lactamase. Class I integron was positive and gave a 3.0-kb PCR amplicon .IMP-4 was located in Class I integron 5'CS. The gene determinants were organized in the order of bla IMP-4-orfII-orfIII.In all, the results show that IMP-4 MBL production caused the TJ8 resistance to carbapenems.Entities:
Keywords: Klebsiella pneumoniae; integron; metallo-β-lactamases
Year: 2012 PMID: 24031907 PMCID: PMC3768900 DOI: 10.1590/S1517-838220120003000010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Microbiol ISSN: 1517-8382 Impact factor: 2.476