Terri Stillwell1, Michael Green2, Karen Barbadora2, Juliet G Ferrelli3, Terri L Roberts4, Scott J Weissman5, Andrew Nowalk2. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 3. Infection Control Department, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy. 4. Infection Control Department, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Washington.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections is a critical public health issue. We recently experienced the largest single-center pediatric outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) at our hospital. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular epidemiology of this outbreak before and after infection-prevention interventions. METHODS: All positive cultures and associated clinical conditions were reviewed to determine whether health care-associated infections (HAIs) exist. HAIs were defined using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. CRKP isolates were collected and screened for the presence of β-lactamase genes. Strain relatedness of CRKP isolates was determined by field-inversion gel electrophoresis (FIGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequencing of blaTEM, blaSHV, and blaKPC genes were performed on representative isolates. RESULTS: During March-July 2010, 18 CRKP isolates were recovered from 15 unique patients. Six isolates were considered HAIs; all were central-line-associated bloodstream infections. All isolates testing positive by PCR for blaKPC were found to carry KPC-3 in transposon Tn4401 isotype "b." FIGE revealed 2 prevalent patterns (accounting for 10 and 3 CRKP isolates, respectively) that MLST demonstrated to consist entirely of strains from ST730; the remaining FIGE types corresponded to ST14, ST15, and ST1559 (a single-locus variant of ST730), with these alternate backgrounds appearing later in the outbreak. New CRKP cases decreased after the implementation of infection-control interventions. All isolates were ciprofloxacin sensitive. CONCLUSIONS: Molecular analyses document the introduction of a KPC-3-producing CRKP clone into our hospital setting, though some isolates appear to have other mechanisms of carbapenem resistance. The transition to a polyclonal epidemiology suggests that the initial outbreak was due to nosocomial spread of a single ST730 clone, while latter isolates may have been secondary to the introduction of a blaKPC-3/Tn4401 isotype "b"-containing plasmid into other K pneumoniae strain backgrounds versus new carbapenemase-producing bacteria.
BACKGROUND: The increase in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections is a critical public health issue. We recently experienced the largest single-center pediatric outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) at our hospital. The objective of this study was to describe the molecular epidemiology of this outbreak before and after infection-prevention interventions. METHODS: All positive cultures and associated clinical conditions were reviewed to determine whether health care-associated infections (HAIs) exist. HAIs were defined using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. CRKP isolates were collected and screened for the presence of β-lactamase genes. Strain relatedness of CRKP isolates was determined by field-inversion gel electrophoresis (FIGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequencing of blaTEM, blaSHV, and blaKPC genes were performed on representative isolates. RESULTS: During March-July 2010, 18 CRKP isolates were recovered from 15 unique patients. Six isolates were considered HAIs; all were central-line-associated bloodstream infections. All isolates testing positive by PCR for blaKPC were found to carry KPC-3 in transposon Tn4401 isotype "b." FIGE revealed 2 prevalent patterns (accounting for 10 and 3 CRKP isolates, respectively) that MLST demonstrated to consist entirely of strains from ST730; the remaining FIGE types corresponded to ST14, ST15, and ST1559 (a single-locus variant of ST730), with these alternate backgrounds appearing later in the outbreak. New CRKP cases decreased after the implementation of infection-control interventions. All isolates were ciprofloxacin sensitive. CONCLUSIONS: Molecular analyses document the introduction of a KPC-3-producing CRKP clone into our hospital setting, though some isolates appear to have other mechanisms of carbapenem resistance. The transition to a polyclonal epidemiology suggests that the initial outbreak was due to nosocomial spread of a single ST730 clone, while latter isolates may have been secondary to the introduction of a blaKPC-3/Tn4401 isotype "b"-containing plasmid into other K pneumoniae strain backgrounds versus new carbapenemase-producing bacteria.
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