scholarly journals Molecular Characterization, Multiple Drug Resistance, and Virulence Determinants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Lebanon

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Tokajian
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Virulence Determinants

scholarly journals Multiple Mechanisms Synergistically Induce Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Multiple Drug Resistance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu Yang ◽  
Fangyan Jiao ◽  
Ousman Bajinka ◽  
Khalid A Abdelhalim ◽  
Guojun Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Antibacterial Drug ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Resistant Genes ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

Abstract Background: This study was designed to detect the molecular epidemiological characteristics and resistant mechanism of carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) which provide reference for the prevention and treatment of hospital CRPA infection. Methods: 34 strains of CRPA from 2018 to 2019 were isolated and their resistance to 13 commonly used antibiotics was detected using TDR-300B Plus VitEK-2 compact automatic bacterial identification instrument. Then carbapenemase production was detected using Carbe NP test. The efflux pumps MexA and outer membrane protein OprD proteins were detected using RT-PCR and class Ⅰ integron carried with drug-resistant genes were detected using PCR and sequences analysis. Results: Among 34 strains of CRPA, 22 strains were multiple drug resistance (MDR) and 5 strains were extensively drug-resistant (XDR). The results of class Ⅰ integron carried drug-resistant gene sequencing analysis showed the class Ⅰ integron mainly carried aminoglycoside or quinolone antibacterial drug resistant genes. Conclusion: Multiple mechanisms play an important role in the formation and development of MDR or XDR resistance.

scholarly journals Toxins and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Major Hospital in Lebanon

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Tokajian ◽  
Dominik Haddad ◽  
Rana Andraos ◽  
Fuad Hashwa ◽  
George Araj
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Rflp Analysis ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Virulence Determinants ◽  
Molecular Fingerprints ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Pcr Rflp

Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus is of both clinical and infection control importance. Virulence determinants using PCR and multiple drug resistance profiles were studied in 130 S. aureus isolates. PCR-RFLP analysis of the 16S–23S DNA spacer region was done to investigate the level of 16S–23S ITS (internal transcribed spacer) polymorphism. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), which represented 72% of the studied isolates, showed multiple drug resistance with 18% being resistant to 10–18 of the drugs used compared to a maximum resistance to 9 antibiotics with the methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) isolates. Exfoliative toxin A (ETA) was more prevalent than B (ETB) with virulent determinants being additionally detected in multiple drug-resistant isolates. 16S–23S ITS PCR-RFLP combined with sequencing of the primary product was successful in generating molecular fingerprints of S. aureus and could be used for preliminary typing. This is the first study to demonstrate the incidence of virulent genes, ACME, and genetic diversity of S. aureus isolates in Lebanon. The data presented here epitomize a starting point defining the major genetic populations of both MRSA and MSSA in Lebanon and provide a basis for clinical epidemiological studies.

scholarly journals Isolation of a 29.5 kb Plasmid conferring Multiple Drug Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Shahanara Begum ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmed ◽  
Faisal Alam ◽  
M Samsuzzaman ◽  
Parvez Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Donor Strain ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Resistant Bacterial Strain

Context: Worldwide emergence of plasmid mediated multi drug resistant bacterial strain is a growing concern, especially in hospital infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Relation of plasmid and drug resistance in clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa by curing and transformation experiments is scanty.Objectives: To isolate, purify and characterize plasmid DNA harbored in a selected Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain encoding multiple drug resistance and to perform transformation of the isolated plasmid into a sensitive strain of Escherichia coli LE 392 to judge transformation potential of the donor P. aeruginosa strain. Materials and Methods: Plasmid DNA was isolated from a multidrug-resistant (MDR) strain of P. aeruginosa obtained from swab of a hospitalized burn patient by mini-scale method. DNA was purified, quantitatively estimated and electrophoresed on 0.8% agarose gel. Transformation was done as per Cohen and co-workers using plasmid DNA isolated from MDR P. aeruginosa strain as the donor and the E. coli LE 392 strain. The presence of plasmid in transformants checked through electrophoresis and the transformants was also tested for each drug resistance already recorded for the donor strain by disc diffusion method and again confirmed by spreading its culture on the selected antibiotic plate of different concentrations. Results: A single plasmid of nearly 29.5 kb mass was isolated from MDR P. aeruginosa strain from clinical swab. This plasmid was transferred into sensitive and plasmid lacking recipient E. coli LE 392. Subsequent experiments on the transformed strain revealed that it acquired MDR and harbored a 29.5 kb plasmid which resembled to that of the donor strain proving that it encodes transferable MDR.Conclusion: The MDR P. aeruginosa strain contained a transferable plasmid conferring resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, cotrimoxazole, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin. Key words: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Multidrug–resistance; plasmid isolation; transformation. DOI: 10.3329/jbs.v17i0.7113J. bio-sci. 17: 95-100, 2009

scholarly journals Genetyping of Carbapenem-resistant Organisms Isolated from Clinical Isolates Received from Tertiary Care Hospitals of Ahmedabad, Gujarat

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1689-1696
Author(s):  
Anurag D. Zaveri ◽  
Dilip N. Zaveri ◽  
Lakshmi Bhaskaran
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Carbapenem Resistance ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

The world is seeing a continuous rise in the levels of antibiotic resistance1. Organisms develop new resistance mechanisms, emerge, and spread the resistance worldwide, making it challenging to treat common infectious diseases. In the current study, clinical isolates received between the years 2017 to 2020 were cultured and the isolated organisms were screened for antibiotic resistance; isolates with multiple drug resistance were further subjected to confirmatory screening through Combined Disc Test (CDT) and Modified Hodge Test (M.H.T.), and molecular characterization to be finally tested for gene expression analysis. Molecular characterization involved screening of genes blaVIM-2, blaKPC-3, blaNDM-1, and blaIMP-11 responsible for imparting carbapenem drug resistance2. From the laboratories of tertiary care hospitals, a total of 1452 clinical isolates were collected and identified. The organisms were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility screening and carbapenem resistance screening. The isolates found positive in the screenings were subjected to molecular characterization for genes, blaVIM-2, blaKPC-3, blaNDM-1, and blaIMP-11, responsible for imparting carbapenem drug resistance. Most of the isolates were resistant variably to aminoglycosides but were found to be resistant to fluoroquinolones and β-lactams group of antibiotics. Carbapenem activity was detected in twelve percent of total isolates and 27 percent among multidrug-resistant isolates. blaNDM-1 gene was found present in 77% isolates, and five organisms among the total number of organisms showed pan drug resistance.

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