肺炎克雷伯菌AmpC酶基因分型和随机扩增DNA多态性研究

目的了解我院肺炎克雷伯菌AmpC酶的基因分型及耐药情况,指导临床合理使用抗生素。方法采用K-B法初筛出可疑产AmpC酶的菌株,再用三维试验检测产AmpC酶的情况,用多重PCR进行基因分型、随机扩增DNA多态性技术进行同源性的分析。结果从临床260株肺炎克雷伯菌中初筛出57株可疑产AmpC酶的菌株,三维试验检测57株菌中AmpC酶阳性有51株,产AmpC酶的肺炎克雷伯菌大多数是DHA型占90%,只有很少一部分产MIX型占6%、FOX型占2%和ACC型占2%。通过15种药物对产AmpC酶肺炎克雷伯菌耐药性的分析,51株对亚胺培南的敏感性为98.0%,对头孢西丁耐药性为100%,对其他第三代头孢菌素的耐药性均超过70%。结论我院临床分离产AmpC酶的肺炎克雷伯菌主要基因型是DHA型,且呈多重耐药。     

产质粒介导AmpC酶和ESBLs细菌的耐药性及β-内酰胺酶基因型研究

目的　了解我院同时产质粒介导AmpC酶和超广谱 β 内酰胺酶 (ESBLs)肺炎克雷伯菌与大肠埃希菌的耐药性及其 β 内酰胺酶的基因型特征。方法　 110株临床分离无重复肺炎克雷伯菌与大肠埃希菌耐药株 ,采用酶提取物三维实验检测AmpC酶 ,美国临床实验室标准委员会 (NCCLS)表型筛选和确认实验检测ESBLs ;琼脂二倍稀释法测定抗生素对同时产AmpC酶和ESBLs菌株的最低抑菌浓度 (MICs) ;等电聚焦实验测定 β 内酰胺酶等电点 (pIs) ;质粒接合实验定位耐药基因 ;PCR通用引物扩增AmpC酶与ESBLs基因及其序列测定以确定其基因亚型。结果　同时产AmpC酶和ESBLs菌株在肺炎克雷伯菌与大肠埃希菌中的检出率分别为 7.7% (5 6 5 )、8.9% (4 4 5 )。该类产酶菌株产 2～ 3种pI5 .4～ 9.0 β 内酰胺酶 ,对第三代头孢菌素、氨曲南、头孢美唑和含酶抑制剂复合制剂的敏感性极低 ,但对亚胺培南均敏感。 9株质粒中均检出AmpC酶基因DHA 1亚型 ,其中 1株同时检出ACT 1亚型 ;ESBLs基因亚型分别为CTX M 14、CTX M 3、CTX M 9,各有 4、3、2株 ;有 3株还携带广谱酶TEM 1基因。结论　我院存在同时产质粒介导DHA 1、ACT 1型AmpC酶和CTX M型ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌、大肠埃希菌流行株 ,药敏检测结果显示对大多数新型广谱 β 内酰胺类抗生     

产AmpC酶大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌中整合子与多重耐药的研究

目的探讨整合子介导的耐药机制在产AmpC酶大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌多重耐药中的作用.方法5株产AmpC酶大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌分离自2002年1月-2004年5月间我院呼吸科住院的患者,采用E-test试验条进行药敏试验、电转化试验,筛选、分离耐药质粒.PCR扩增Ⅰ型整合子基因盒插入序列,分子克隆和序列分析.结果所有产酶菌株通过电转化试验可将头孢西丁耐药性传递给受体菌,5个产AmpC酶耐药质粒中,有4个检出整合酶序列,其中3个携带2种抗药性基因盒,包括氨基糖苷乙酰转移酶基因aacA4;氨基糖苷腺苷转移酶基因aadA5;二氢叶酸还原酶基因dfrA17;氯霉素外排蛋白编码基因cmL44.结论整合子介导的抗药性基因盒参与了产质粒AmpC酶大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌多重耐药的形成,应引起高度重视.     

二家医院肺炎克雷伯菌连续分离株质粒AmpC基因研究

目的了解不同医院间肺炎克雷伯菌连续分离株质粒AmpC基因存在情况和耐药性。方法应用聚合酶链反应（PCR）法对耐药的肺炎克雷伯菌连续分离株进行AmpC酶DHA和ACT-1基因检测和分析。结果PCR结果显示A院44株肺炎克雷伯菌中DHA基因阳性4株（9．1％）；B院25株肺炎克雷伯菌中DHA基因阳性8株（32．0％），ACT-1基因二家均为阴性，二家医院DHA基因检出率有明显差别（P〈0．05）。结论质粒型AmpC酶基因可通过转化、接合等方式转移给其他同种或不同种菌，易于传播。二家医院DHA基因检出率有明显差别，并均己有流行的迹象。     

儿童感染肺炎克雷伯菌产AmpC酶和ESBLs的检测及耐药性分析

目的了解广州地区儿童感染肺炎克雷伯菌产质粒介导的AmpC酶和超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）的情况及其耐药特征,为临床合理用药提供参考依据。方法采用标准纸片扩散法检测ESBLs,头孢西丁三维试验法检测AmpC酶,K—B纸片法测定肺炎克雷伯菌对抗菌药物的敏感性。结果共检出248株肺炎克雷伯菌,其中46株产AmpC酶,阳性率为18．5％;157株产ESBLs,阳性率为63．3％;同时产AmpC酶和ESBLs菌株阳性率为18．1％。产AmpC酶肺炎克雷伯菌对第三代头孢菌素高度耐药。耐药率达80％～100％;对头孢吡肟、含酶抑制剂复合药的耐药率也在56．5％～93．5％之间：但对环丙沙星、阿米卡星的耐药率则在30％以下,对亚胺培南全部敏感。产ESBLs菌株对头孢菌素、含酶抑制剂复合药的耐药率也较高,在50％-91．7％之间,但对阿米卡星、环丙沙星、亚胺培南仍高度敏感。ESBLs阴性肺炎克雷伯菌对所测抗生素的敏感率均在81．2％以上。产酶菌株耐药率明显比非产酶菌株高。结论广州地区儿童感染肺炎克雷伯菌产ESBLs和AmpC酶的状况已十分突出：产酶菌株对常用抗生素的耐药率较高;碳青霉烯类抗生素可作为治疗产AmpC酶和／或ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌感染的经验用药。     

北京发现同时产DHA-1质粒AmpC型及CTX-M型超广谱β-内酰胺酶的肺炎克雷伯菌

目的研究大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌同时产超广谱β内酰胺酶(ESBL)及质粒型Ampc酶菌株的比率及其基因型。方法收集北京两家教学医院2001--2002年产ESBL且对头孢西叮耐药的59株大肠埃希菌和21株肺炎克雷伯菌，采用等电聚焦电泳测定β内酰胺酶的等电点；接合试验证实酶基因有无可转移性，并用碱裂解法提取质粒；采用多重聚合酶链式反应(multiplex polymerase chain reaction，MPCR)及序列分析确定质粒AmpC酶的基因型。脉冲场凝胶电泳(pulsed field gelel ectrophoresis，PFGE)确定耐药菌株的亲缘关系。结果北京两家医院ESBL中质粒型AmCZ酶的发生率，大肠埃希菌分别为0和2％，肺炎克雷伯菌则分别为9．7％和17．1％。1株大肠埃希菌及9株肺炎克雷伯菌产生DHA-1型质粒AmpC酶，同时也产CTX-3型(6株)或CTX—M-14(1株)或SHV-12(3株)型ESBL。10株中，3株肺炎克雷伯菌可将头孢西叮耐药性传给受体菌。这10株菌均至少携带1个约33—36kb的大质粒，未发现质粒的传播。PFGE发现这10株菌来自不同的克隆株。结论北京地区发现同时产DHA-1质粒AmpC型及CTX—M型ESBL的肺炎克雷伯菌，它们来自不同的克隆。     

肺炎克雷伯菌DHA-1型质粒AmpC酶全编码基因克隆、表达及序列分析

目的 以我院临床分离的肺炎克雷伯菌KP1为研究对象，对其所产生的质粒AmpC酶编码基因的序列进行研究。方法采用聚合酶链反应（PCR），用DHA-1型AmpC酶引物扩增KP1接合子中AmpC酶全编码基因，并克隆到pUC118载体中进行表达，对PCR产物进行测序，分析其基因型别。结果肺炎克雷伯菌KP1菌株的转移接合子所含有的质粒AmpC酶为DHA型，编码基因序列与GenBank中DHA-1编码基因序列的同源性为100％。结论哈尔滨地区临床分离肺炎克雷伯菌有可转移性DHA-1型AmpC酶的存在。     

CMY型AmpC酶新基因亚型的序列分析与表达载体构建

目的 对两株弗劳地枸橼酸杆菌所产CMY型AmpC酶进行基因克隆、序列分析和重组表达载体的构建.方法 以产CMY型AmpC酶的弗劳地枸橼酸杆菌30、31号总基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增CMY基因,将其克隆人pGEM-T载体后测定该核苷酸序列.30、31号菌与受体菌进行质粒接合实验,构建pBV220-CMY重组表达载体.对原菌株和重组菌株进行AmpC酶检测.结果 PCR扩增出大小为1146 bp的基因片段,与GenBank上多种CMY亚型的基因序列同源性为97%.质粒接合实验证实质粒上含CMY基因,为可转移质粒.三维实验结果显示30、31号菌和重组菌株所产的酶均能水解头孢西丁.结论 30、31号菌所产的CMY型AmpC酶为CMY新基因亚型.成功构建重组表达载体pBV220-CMY,为下一步酶的表达和纯化提供了依据.     

转座子tnpU基因在多重耐药革兰阴性杆菌中的分布情况

目的研究转座子tnpU基因和β-内酰胺酶在多重耐药革兰阴性杆菌中的分布情况。方法用纸片扩散初筛试验、扩散确证试验进行超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）表型检查,头孢西丁三维试验进行AmpC β-内酰胺酶的表型检查,纸片协同试验筛选产金属β-内酰胺酶（MBL）菌株;用多重聚合酶链反应（PCR）技术扩增转座子tnpU基因,并进行DNA测序;用MIC药敏法分析多重耐药革兰阴性杆菌的药物敏感性。结果转座子tnpU的总检出率为25．5％。在各菌种的检出率分别为大肠埃希菌占6.3％（3株）、肺炎克雷伯菌占8．3％（1株）、鲍曼不动杆菌占33-3％（20株）、铜绿假单胞菌占43．2％（16株）;β-内酰胺酶表型检测中,ESBLs的检出率最高,转座子tnpU基因阳性的菌株大多数B．内酰胺酶表型为阳性;转座子tnpU基因阳性菌株对抗生素的耐药率显著高于转座子阴性菌株（P〈0．05）。结论转座子tnpU基因在非发酵菌中的分布较广泛,可能在多重耐药机制中起重要作用。     

大肠埃希氏菌和肺炎克雷伯氏菌产AmpC酶的检测方法比较

目的：探讨适用于临床微生物常规检测产AmpC酶菌株的方法，为指导临床合理选用抗生素及监控产酶株的流行提供依据。方法：用Tris—EDTA纸片法和聚合酶连反应（PCR）2种试验检测AmpC酶并进行比较。结果：大肠埃希氏菌42株及肺炎克雷伯氏菌18株共60株中，Tris—EDTA纸片法检测出产AmpC酶30％（18株），PCR法为28％（17株）。Tris—EDTA纸片法与PCR法符合率（98．3％），敏感率为100％，特异性为97．8％。结论：Tris—EDTA纸片法简便实用。可作为产AmpC酶菌株的检测方法在基层临床微生物室应用。     

Detection of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase genes in clinical isolates by using multiplex PCR

Therapeutic options for infections caused by gram-negative organisms expressing plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases are limited because these organisms are usually resistant to all the beta-lactam antibiotics, except for cefepime, cefpirome, and the carbapenems. These organisms are a major concern in nosocomial infections and should therefore be monitored in surveillance studies. Six families of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases have been identified, but no phenotypic test can differentiate among them, a fact which creates problems for surveillance and epidemiology studies. This report describes the development of a multiplex PCR for the purpose of identifying family-specific AmpC beta-lactamase genes within gram-negative pathogens. The PCR uses six sets of ampC-specific primers resulting in amplicons that range from 190 bp to 520 bp and that are easily distinguished by gel electrophoresis. ampC multiplex PCR differentiated the six plasmid-mediated ampC-specific families in organisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Family-specific primers did not amplify genes from the other families of ampC genes. Furthermore, this PCR-based assay differentiated multiple genes within one reaction. In addition, WAVE technology, a high-pressure liquid chromatography-based separation system, was used as a way of decreasing analysis time and increasing the sensitivity of multiple-gene assays. In conclusion, a multiplex PCR technique was developed for identifying family-specific ampC genes responsible for AmpC beta-lactamase expression in organisms with or without a chromosomal AmpC beta-lactamase gene.     

下呼吸道感染产AmpC酶和超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌耐药基因检测及亲缘性分析

分析下呼吸道感染患者气道分泌物或痰液标本分离的产AmpC酶和超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBL)肺炎克雷伯菌耐药基因的特点及亲缘性。方法 2009年1月至2010年8月由本院呼吸病区住院的下呼吸道感染患者气道分泌物或痰液标本分离得到53株肺炎克雷伯菌,采用K-B纸片扩散法测定其对常用抗菌药物的敏感性;三维实验检测AmpC酶;PCR检测ESBL、质粒介导的AmpC酶、喹诺酮类耐药基因、耐消毒剂-磺胺基因qacE△1-sul1、Ⅰ类整合酶基因Int Ⅰ 1的携带情况,并进行聚类分析。结果 53株肺炎克雷伯菌未发现对亚胺培南、美罗培南、厄他培南耐药;对环丙沙星、左旋氧氟沙星耐药率均＞80％;对其他抗菌药物也有不同程度的耐药。53株肺炎克雷伯菌中Int Ⅰ 1基因阳性率60.4％(32/53),qnrA基因阳性率54.7％ (29/53),qnrS基因阳性率13.2％ (7/53),qnrB基因阳性率5.7％(3/53),qacE△1-sul1基因阳性率71.7％(38/53),TEM基因阳性率92.5％ (49/53),CTX-M基因阳性率100％(53/53),SHV基因阳性率9.4％(5/53),AmpC基因阳性率92.5％(49/53);其中4株同时携带qnrA、qnrS、intⅠ 1、qacE△1-sul1、AmpC、CTX-M基因。聚类分析显示40、41、10与18号,25与42号,8与35号菌株有亲缘关系。结论 产ESBL肺炎克雷伯菌的多重耐药与整合子相关,且携带多种耐药基因,聚类分析显示存在克隆传播和医院内感染。     

产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌耐药基因分析

目的 了解邢台地区产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)肺炎克雷伯菌的分子流行病学特点,为临床感染预防和治疗提供依据.方法 采用最小抑菌浓度(MIC)法检测产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药性,选取13种特异性引物采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)的方法检测产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌的基因类型.结果 2013年1月至2014年3月从邢台人民医院分离出的125株非重复的产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌菌株,耐药基因以blaCTX-M的阳性率最高,为92.0％,blaSHV和blaTEM次之,为82.9％和73.2％.所有菌株均携带1种或1种以上的耐药基因.结论 产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌多重耐药现象严重,耐药基因以blaCTX-M、blaSHV和blaTEM为主.医院应加强对ESBLs的监测,降低ESBLs的感染率以及耐药基因的突变,提高治疗感染的效率,防止医院感染的发生.     

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea

Cefoxitin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are relatively prevalent in Korea, suggesting dissemination of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases. In this study, 238 isolates of cefoxitin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae (not including subspecies ozaenae and rhinoscleromatis) were collected in 2003 from 16 Korean hospitals. The prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases was determined by PCR. The AmpC gene alleles detected in E. coli and K. pneumoniae were bla(DHA-1), 10 (8.6%) and 93 (76.2%); bla(CMY-1)-like, 14 (12.1%) and 2 (1.6%); and bla(CMY-2)-like, 38 (32.7%) and 1 (0.8%) isolates, respectively. The genes identified were bla(DHA-1), bla(CMY10)-like, and bla(CMY-2)-like, and a new variant, bla(CMY-18). Plasmidmediated AmpC gene allele-positive isolates were present both in large city and in small province hospitals, as well as in isolates from outpatients. The proportions of plasmid-mediated AmpC gene-positive isolates were similar in both expanded spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and -nonproducing isolates. In conclusion, DHA-1, CMY-2-like, and CMY-10-like plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamase-producing K. pneumoniae and E. coli isolates are widely disseminated in both large city and small province hospitals. Absence of bla(CMY-1) and detection of a novel variant of bla(CMY-2), bla(CMY-18), indicate continued evolution of the prototype genes. Similar proportions of plasmid-mediated AmpC gene-positive isolates in both ESBL-producing and -nonproducing isolates suggest unhindered future spread of these resistances.     

Extended-spectrum beta-lactam resistance due to AmpC hyperproduction and CMY-2 coupled with the loss of OMPK35 in Malaysian strains of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

In this report, we describe the detection of AmpC and CMY-2 beta-lactamases with the loss of OmpK35 porin among seven sporadic strains of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and ceftazidime-resistant Escherichia coli. Cefoxitin, which was used as a marker of resistance toward 7-alpha-methoxy-cephalosporins, exhibited high minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging between 128 microg/ml and >256 microg/ml in all the strains. The presence of hyperproducing AmpC enzymes was indicated by the positive three-dimensional test. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) study confirmed the presence of AmpC enzymes in all the strains. The ampC gene was detected by PCR in all the strains and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Large plasmids in all the strains, ranging from 60 kb to 150 kb in size, most likely encode the ampC gene. Two E. coli strains out of the seven strains showed positive amplification of the bla(CMY-2) gene, an AmpC variant, and was confirmed by DNA sequence analyses. DNA hybridization confirmed the bla(CMY-2) gene to be plasmid-mediated in both of these strains. However, one of these two strains also mediated a chromosomal CMY gene. All the strains showed an absence of OmpK35 by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS/PAGE) and was confirmed by western blot analyses using raised polyclonal anti-OmpK35 antiserum. This suggests that, apart from CMY production, absence of OmpK35 porin also contributed to cefoxitin resistance resulting in extended-spectrum beta-lactam resistance among these isolates.     

产超广谱β-内酰胺酶大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌遗传标记和耐药基因的研究

目的了解产超广谱β-内酰胺酶（extended spectrum beta-lactamases,ESBLs）大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌的遗传标记基因（整合子qacE△1、转座子tnpU）、氨基糖苷类修饰酶编码aac（6′）-Ib基因和喹诺酮类药物耐药qnrA基因分布状况,为临床使用药物治疗感染和消毒灭菌工作提供参考。方法收集本院的产ESBLs大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌共60株,采用PCR方法检测这些菌株中qacE△1、tnpU、aac（6′）-Ib和qnrA基因,MIC法药物敏感试验分析菌株的耐药性。结果 60株产ESBLs的大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌中qacEΔ1基因检出率61.7%,tnpU基因检出率7.6%,aac（6′）-Ib检出率为11.7%,qnrA基因检出率3.3%。60株菌中有38株含1种或以上基因,其药敏敏感度最高的是亚胺培南、厄它培南、哌拉西林/他唑巴坦,敏感率均为97.4%,而对氨苄西林和头孢唑啉完全耐药。结论产ESBLs大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药与耐药基因传递机制整合子和转座子系统密切相关,分离株携带qacE△1、tnpU、aac（6′）-Ib和qnrA基因是细菌呈多重耐药的主要原因,提示临床应慎重用药。     

Detection of plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Background: Detecting plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) β-lactamase-producing organism is important for optimal infection control and providing accurate and effective treatment option for physicians. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pAmpC β-lactamase and compare the results of boronic acid (BA) disk test with other phenotypic tests detecting AmpC positive isolates. Materials and Methods: A total of 273 clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae (n: 82) and Escherichia coli (n: 191) were analysed. The presence of pAmpC β-lactamase was determined by BA disk test, cefoxitin (FOX) screening test, modified three dimensional test (M3DT), and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was performed to evaluate the genetic similarities between isolates. To detect extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) in the presence of AmpC β-lactamase, ESBL confirmation test was carried out with and without BA solution. Results: Of the 273 strains tested, 127 strains were found FOX resistant, 114 were positive by M3DT, 108 were positive in BA disk test, and the multiplex PCR detected 24 pAmpC β-lactamase-positive isolate. The prevalence of AmpC-producing strains was 10.9% in E. coli and 3.6% in K. pneumoniae in the tested population by PCR. CIT and MOX group genes were predominant type in these strains. Conclusion: These results emphasize that clinical laboratories should consider testing the presence of pAmpC enzymes particularly in FOX-resistant isolates, and BA disk test will improve detection of this emerging resistance phenotype.     

社区获得性泌尿系统感染病原菌分布及耐药性分析

目的 分析社区获得性泌尿系统感染病原菌分布及耐药性,为临床合理使用抗菌药物提供依据, 减少耐药菌株的产生。方法 收集2015年1月~2019年1月绵阳科学城医院门诊疑似泌尿系统感染患者中段尿标本分离培养的病原菌及其体外药敏试验结果,并对结果进行统计分析。结果 共分离187株泌尿系统感染细菌,以大肠埃希菌、肺炎克雷伯菌、肠球菌、葡萄球菌为主,其中革兰阴性杆菌148株,占79.14%,检出产ESBLs大肠埃希菌82株,产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌13株;革兰阳性球菌37株,占19.78%。药敏结果分析显示大肠埃希菌、肺炎克雷伯菌对碳青霉烯类和头霉素类抗菌药物高度敏感,其次为哌拉西林+他唑巴坦、呋喃妥因（平均耐药率＜10.00%）;粪肠球菌、葡萄球菌对万古霉素、利奈唑胺、呋喃妥因完全敏感。结论 社区泌尿系统感染病原菌以革兰阴性杆菌为主,大肠埃希菌产酶率高,耐药现象较严重;临床应根据当地病原菌构成特点及药敏试验结果合理使用抗菌药物,避免经验性用药,控制耐药性菌株的播散,提高治疗效果。     

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases in a Chinese university hospital from 2003 to 2005: first report of CMY-2-Type AmpC beta-lactamase resistance in China

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalences of plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases (PABLs) in isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. from a university hospital in China. A total of 1,935 consecutive nonrepeat clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Klebsiella oxytoca were collected between January 2003 and July 2005. The isolates with cefoxitin zone diameters less than 18 mm (screen positive) were selected for PCR of the bla(AmpC) genes and sequencing. Fifty-four (2.79%) isolates harbored PABLs, as demonstrated by PCR and isoelectric focusing. Sequence analysis revealed the presence of bla(DHA-1) and bla(CMY-2) genes. The Southern blot hybridization studies confirmed that bla(CMY-2) and bla(DHA-1) were located on plasmids. Based on species, PABLs were detected in 4.29% (29 isolates of DHA-1 and 1 isolate of CMY-2) of K. pneumoniae, 1.91% (11 isolates of DHA-1 and 12 isolates of CMY-2) of E. coli, and 3.03% (1 isolate of DHA-1) of K. oxytoca isolates. In contrast to our anticipation, the occurrence rate of DHA-1-producing K. pneumonia significantly decreased (P < 0.01), from 7.54% in 2003 to 2.72% in 2004. The results of random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis indicate that the prevalences of DHA-1-producing K. pneumoniae and CMY-2-producing E. coli strains were not due to epidemic strains. In conclusion, DHA-1 was the most prevalent acquired AmpC beta-lactamase in this collection of isolates from a medical center in China, and DHA-1-producing K. pneumoniae was the most prevalent bacterium harboring a PABL. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of CMY-2-type AmpC beta-lactamases in the Chinese mainland.