scholarly journals Emergence of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex over 10 years: Nationwide data from the Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (TSAR) program

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Chen Kuo ◽  
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Shan-Chwen Chang ◽  
Hui-Ying Wang ◽  
Jui-Fen Lai ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meijie Jiang ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Zhijun Zhang ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
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Abstract Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant nosocomial infectious pathogen worldwide. The aim of this study is to characterize the molecular epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from the clinical infection, providing the epidemiology data for prevention and control. Four patients hospitalized in EICU on January 31st, 2014, and then Acinetobacter baumannii infection was observed. Antimicrobial resistance and resistance genes were analyzed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing and PCR sequencing. Pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were used to analyze these strains’ clonal relatedness. Results: Sixteen strains were recovered, of which 4 strains were isolated from 4 patients, and others were from environment in EICU, such as air, phone and ventilator. All strains belonged to clonal pulsotype A and ST369. Sixteen antibiotics were used to perform the susceptibility testing, and all strains were extensively drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, they were only susceptible to tigecycline and polymyxin B, but resistant to others, including carbapenems and aminoglycoside antibiotics. Furthermore, all strains carried blaOXA-23-like carbapenemases gene with ISAba1 insertion sequence in the upstream, aminoglycoside resistance genes ant(3″)-I, 16S rRNA methylase gene armA and disinfectant resistant gene qacE△1, which were mainly responsible for the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Fortunately, enhanced control measures were immediately implemented after this infection, and new strains were no longer detected for consecutive three months. Conclusions: molecular epidemiology of blaOXA-23-like carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii ST369 in EICU of a hospital was characterized. Routine monitoring should be strengthen to prevent outbreaks of this disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai M. Zafer ◽  
Amira F. A. Hussein ◽  
Mohamed H. Al-Agamy ◽  
Hesham H. Radwan ◽  
Samira M. Hamed

Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major challenge to clinicians worldwide due to its high epidemic potential and acquisition of antimicrobial resistance. This work aimed at investigating antimicrobial resistance determinants and their context in four extensively drug-resistant (XDR) NDM-producing A. baumannii clinical isolates collected between July and October 2020 from Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. A total of 20 A. baumannii were collected and screened for acquired carbapenemases (blaNDM, blaVIM and blaIMP) using PCR. Four NDM producer A. baumannii isolates were identified and selected for whole-genome sequencing, in silico multilocus sequence typing, and resistome analysis. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles were determined using disk diffusion and broth microdilution tests. All blaNDM-positive A. baumannii isolates were XDR. Three isolates belonged to high-risk international clones (IC), namely, IC2 corresponding to ST570Pas/1701Oxf (M20) and IC9 corresponding to ST85Pas/ST1089Oxf (M02 and M11). For the first time, we report blaNDM-1 gene on the chromosome of an A. baumannii strain that belongs to sequence type ST164Pas/ST1418Oxf. Together with AphA6, blaNDM-1 was bracketed by two copies of ISAba14 in ST85Pas isolates possibly facilitating co-transfer of amikacin and carbapenem resistance. A novel blaADC allele (blaADC-257) with an upstream ISAba1 element was identified in M19 (ST/CC164Pas and ST1418Oxf/CC234Oxf). blaADC genes harbored by M02 and M11 were uniquely interrupted by IS1008. Tn2006-associated blaOXA-23 was carried by M20. blaOXA-94 genes were preceded by ISAba1 element in M02 and M11. AbGRI3 was carried by M20 hosting the resistance genes aph(3`)-Ia, aac(6`)-Ib`, catB8, ant(3``)-Ia, sul1, armA, msr(E), and mph(E). Nonsynonymous mutations were identified in the quinolone resistance determining regions (gyrA and parC) of all isolates. Resistance to colistin in M19 was accompanied by missense mutations in lpxACD and pmrABC genes. The current study provided an insight into the genomic background of XDR phenotype in A. baumannii recovered from patients in Egypt. WGS revealed strong association between resistance genes and diverse mobile genetic elements with novel insertion sites and genetic organizations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1483-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Yeop Lee ◽  
Sung Ho Yun ◽  
Yeol Gyun Lee ◽  
Chi-Won Choi ◽  
Sun-Hee Leem ◽  
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Author(s):  
Elham Abbasi ◽  
Hossein Goudarzi ◽  
Ali Hashemi ◽  
Alireza Salimi Chirani ◽  
Abdollah Ardebili ◽  
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AbstractA major challenge in the treatment of infections has been the rise of extensively drug resistance (XDR) and multidrug resistance (MDR) in Acinetobacter baumannii. The goals of this study were to determine the pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility, blaOXA and carO genes among burn-isolated A. baumannii strains. In this study, 100 A. baumannii strains were isolated from burn patients and their susceptibilities to different antibiotics were determined using disc diffusion testing and broth microdilution. Presence of carO gene and OXA-type carbapenemase genes was tested by PCR and sequencing. SDS-PAGE was done to survey CarO porin and the expression level of carO gene was evaluated by Real-Time PCR. A high rate of resistance to meropenem (98%), imipenem (98%) and doripenem (98%) was detected. All tested A. baumannii strains were susceptible to colistin. The results indicated that 84.9% were XDR and 97.9% of strains were MDR. In addition, all strains bore blaOXA-51 like and blaOXA-23 like and carO genes. Nonetheless, blaOXA-58 like and blaOXA-24 like genes were harbored by 0 percent and 76 percent of strains, respectively. The relative expression levels of the carO gene ranged from 0.06 to 35.01 fold lower than that of carbapenem-susceptible A. baumannii ATCC19606 and SDS – PAGE analysis of the outer membrane protein showed that all 100 isolates produced CarO. The results of current study revealed prevalence of blaOXA genes and changes in carO gene expression in carbapenem resistant A.baumannii.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peechanika Chopjitt ◽  
Thidathip Wongsurawat ◽  
Piroon Jenjaroenpun ◽  
Parichart Boueroy ◽  
Rujirat Hatrongjit ◽  
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ABSTRACT Here, we report the complete genome sequences of four clinical isolates of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB), isolated in Thailand. These results revealed multiple antimicrobial-resistant genes, each involving two sequence type 16 (ST16) isolates, ST2, and a novel sequence type isolate, ST1479.


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