High prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant aac(6')-Ib-cr amongst Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium isolates from hospitalised paediatric patients with diarrhoea in China

In this study, the antimicrobial susceptibilities and prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants amongst Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium isolates from hospitalised paediatric patients with diarrhoea in China were investigated. In total, 40 (64.5%) of 62 S. Typhimurium isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin (minimum inhibitory concentration ≥0.5 μg/mL), comprising 28 isolates with low-level resistance and 12 isolates with high-level resistance. All ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates were multiresistant to other antimicrobial agents. Four pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) clusters were found amongst the 40 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, amongst which PFGE clusters A, B, E and D accounted for 7, 4, 1 and 28 isolates, respectively. Two isolates with high-level ciprofloxacin resistance had two mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC. The remaining ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates had only one mutation in the QRDR of gyrA. All 62 S. Typhimurium isolates were negative for qnr genes and qepA and 23 (37.1%) of the isolates were positive for aac(6')-Ib-cr. Nineteen isolates harbouring aac(6')-Ib-cr belonged to PFGE cluster D. A high prevalence of ciprofloxacin resistance and aac(6')-Ib-cr was found amongst S. Typhimurium isolates in China from hospitalised paediatric patients with diarrhoea not receiving quinolones. A single mutation in the QRDR of gyrA as well as production of AAC(6')-Ib-cr contributed to ciprofloxacin resistance. Clonal spread was responsible for the dissemination of aac(6')-Ib-cr amongst S. Typhimurium isolates.     

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants qnr and aac(6')-Ib-cr in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Spain

The presence of the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants qnrA, qnrB, qnrS and aac(6')-Ib-cr was evaluated in a collection of 382 isolates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae collected between February and March 2006 for the nationwide Spanish GEIH-ESBL 2006 project. In total, 14 isolates (3.7%) were positive for qnr genes (3 qnrA1, 5 qnrB-like and 6 qnrS1) and 62 isolates (16.2%) were positive for the mutant variant of aac(6')-Ib-cr. The Aac(6')-Ib-cr enzyme was the most prevalent plasmid-mediated mechanism of quinolone resistance in Spain. Most of the Aac(6')-Ib-cr-producing E. coli isolates (94.2%) carried two mutations in gyrA and two in parC, whilst only 57.2% of K. pneumoniae harbouring this enzyme were gyrA and/or parC mutants. Most qnr plasmids were transferable, but only four were conjugative. Plasmid incompatibility groups were identified for only four plasmids, belonging to FIA, HI2 and I1γ. The most prevalent ESBLs associated with qnr plasmids belonged to the SHV and CTX-M families. The present study highlights the broad geographical spread of qnr-like determinants in Spain and their association with the SHV-12 and CTX-M-9 ESBLs in human clinical isolates.     

市售整鸡中环丙沙星耐药大肠埃希氏菌的分布及耐药机制研究

目的 本研究旨在阐明市售整鸡中环丙沙星耐药大肠埃希氏菌的分布和耐药机制特点.方法 对广东省3个不同地区市售整鸡中的环丙沙星耐药大肠埃希氏菌进行分离和鉴定,并对分离株进行种系分群、药敏试验和喹诺酮耐药机制研究.结果与结论 从58份市售整鸡中分离出41株环丙沙星耐药大肠埃希氏菌,其中27株属于A群.分离株耐药谱主要有两种:AMP-CAZ-CIP-CTX-Cl-SXT-TET和AMP-CAZ-CIP-CTX-Cl-GEN-SXT-TET.喹诺酮耐药机制研究显示,拓扑异构酶编码基因gyrA和parC均有点突变出现,其中,26株分离株携带质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因,包括oqxAB、qnrS、aac(6')-Ib-cr,而qnrA、qnrB、qnrC、qnrD和qepA基因则均未检出.耐药菌株在市售整鸡中的广泛分布和复杂的喹诺酮耐药机制,应引起相关部门的重视.     

Prevalence of β-lactamases and 16S rRNA methylase genes amongst clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates carrying plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants

To characterise the prevalence of β-lactamases and 16S rRNA methylase genes amongst clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates carrying plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) determinants in China, 59 non-duplicate K. pneumoniae isolates harbouring at least one PMQR gene were screened for common β-lactamases and 16S rRNA methylases genes. The genetic relatedness of the isolates was analysed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Most of PMQR gene-positive isolates carried no substitutions within the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) or single point mutation in GyrA or ParC. Over one-half (52.5%) of the isolates exhibited decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin [minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)=0.5-2 μg/mL] or low-level resistance to ciprofloxacin (MIC=4-8 μg/mL). qnr, aac(6')-Ib-cr and qepA were positive in 52 (88.1%), 16 (27.1%) and 3 (5.1%) isolates, respectively. The identified genes for β-lactamases were distributed as follows: bla(TEM), 50.8%; bla(SHV), 91.5%; bla(CTX-M), 55.9%; bla(DHA), 59.3%; and bla(OXA-1), 22.1%. armA and rmtB were detected in 16.9% and 3.4% of isolates, respectively. All qnrB were detected in DHA-producing K. pneumoniae. Approximately 81.3%, 68.8% and 43.8% of aac(6')-Ib-cr carrying isolates produced OXA-1, DHA and ArmA, respectively. In conclusion, owing to few QRDR substitutions, most of the PMQR gene-carrying K. pneumoniae isolates exhibited low-level resistance to fluoroquinolones. qnr appears to be the predominant PMQR gene and it presented a significant correlation with bla(SHV), bla(CTX-M) and bla(DHA), whereas aac(6')-Ib-cr exhibited a close relationship with bla(OXA-1), bla(DHA) and armA. qepA was rarely detected in this study.     

质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因在中国大陆尿液分离的大肠埃希菌中的广泛分布

目的分析中国大陆20家三甲医院尿来源大肠埃希菌的耐药特点并调查质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药基因的分布情况和流行特点。方法收集卫生部全国耐药监测网2007年1月至2008年3月非重复298株尿液分离大肠埃希菌;琼脂稀释法测定其对20种抗菌药物的敏感性,多聚酶链反应和DNA测序分析qn-rA,qnrB,qnrS,aac(6’)-ib和qepA基因的流行性;接合实验分析质粒的转移性;Eric-PCR分析喹诺酮基因阳性菌株之间的遗传相关性;卡方检验用于分析耐药基因与氟喹诺酮耐药之间的相关性。结果 298株大肠埃希菌对20种抗菌药物耐药现象严重,其中对环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星有很高的耐药性,耐药率高达78.5%和74.2%。经基因比对分析,62株(20.8%)细菌携带aac(6’)-Ib基因;45株(15.1%)细菌携带喹诺酮耐药基因,1株(0.3%)检测出qnrA基因,3株(11.4%)检出qnrB基因,5株(1.7%)检出qnrS基因,25株(8.4%)确定为aac(6’)-Ib-cr基因,12株(4.7%)检出qepA基因;此外,有3株细菌分别发现aac(6’)-Ib-cr和qepA1基因aac(6’)-Ib-cr和qnrB1基因,qepA和qnrS1基因共存。45株喹诺酮基因阳性菌株之间具有很大的遗传差异,并且其中有16株细菌携带的基因具有可转移性。aac(6’)-Ib的流行性与细菌的环丙沙星和左氧氟沙星不敏感性相关(P<0.05);喹诺酮耐药基因的流行性与细菌的氟喹诺酮不敏感性相关(P<0.05)。结论尿液分离的大肠埃希菌耐药严重,质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因主要以aac(6’)-ib-cr为主,qepA1次之,这些潜在播散的喹诺酮耐药基因对于临床尿路感染的治疗有很大的挑战。     

多重耐药菌中质粒介导喹诺酮耐药基因的检测和分析

目的分析广州医学院第一附属医院临床分离的60株多重耐药大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因存在状况。方法采用VITEK-2全自动细菌鉴定仪检测大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌对抗生素的药物敏感性,选择多重耐药的大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌作为研究对象,用多重PCR法进行质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因的检测和分析。结果检测出耐药基因qnrA型2株,qnrB型耐药基因15株,aac（6’）-Ib基因9株,其中aac（6’）-Ib—cr型耐药基因5株。其中有1株肺炎克雷伯菌检测到同时含有qnrA和aac（6’）-Ib—cr基因;还有3株肺炎克雷伯菌检测到同时含有qnrB和aac（6’）-Ib—cr基因。未检测到qnrC、qnrD、qnrS、qepA型的耐药基因。结论临床分离的多重耐药大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌含有多种质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药基因,应引起临床的重视。     

肺炎克雷伯菌质粒介导的喹诺酮类抗生素耐药机制的研究

目的 研究质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药机制(PMQR)在肺炎克雷伯菌临床分离株上的分布情况,并对阳性菌株上染色体介导的喹诺酮类耐药机制进行分析.方法 细菌的鉴定和药敏采用Vitek-2 compact系统;采用PCR法检测质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药基因qnrA、qnrB、qnrS、aac-(6')-Ib-cr和qepA的分布情况.对包含PMQR的细菌,采用E-试验测定环丙沙星的MIC大小,同时扩增测序分析染色体基因gyrA、gyrB、parC、parE的突变情况.结果 临床分离的67株肺炎克雷伯菌中,qnrS、qnrB、aac-(6')-Ib-cr、qepA的检出率分别为14.93%、2.99%、2.99%和16.42%.8株细菌同时包含qnr和qepA基因,其中2株qnr、qepA和aac-(6')-Ib-cr同时阳性.PMQR阳性菌株对环丙沙星的MIC值不定(0.032～≥64μg/mL),其中8株(占61.54%)对环丙沙星高水平耐药(≥64μg/mL).比对结果显示,环丙沙星MIC≤0.5μg/mL的3株细菌几乎未见染色体的氨基酸序列改变;而环丙沙星MIC≥8μg/mL的菌株全部存在gyrA和parC编码氨基酸序列改变,且突变主要集中在gyrA 83位、87位和parC 80位上.所有PMQR阳性的肺炎克雷伯菌的gyrB和parE均未发现任何氨基酸序列突变.结论 临床分离的肺炎克雷伯菌上检测到qnr、aac-(6')-Ib-cr、qepA的分布与共存.PMQR阳性菌株对环丙沙星的MIC值不定,但染色体机制仍是肺炎克雷伯菌对喹诺酮类抗生素耐药的主要机制,突变主要见于gyrA的83位、87位及parC的80位上.     

耐甲氧西林金葡菌对抗菌药物的耐药表型和基因型分析

目的 了解来自汕头和北京地区的67株耐甲氧西林金葡菌(MRSA)的耐药情况及耐药机制,并分析耐药表型与基因型的一致情况.方法 以琼脂稀释法测定24种抗菌药物对MRSA的体外抗菌活性,PCR扩增MRSA的耐药基因,nitrocefin测定细菌产β-内酰胺酶的情况.结果 67株MRSA除了对氯霉素和多西环素的耐药率较低,分别为3%和7.5%,对万古霉素、米诺环素和利凡诺100%敏感外,对利福平的耐药率为52.2%,对四环素的耐药率为77.6%,而对于其它包括青霉素、第1～4代头孢菌素、单环β-内酰胺类、碳青霉烯类、氨基糖苷类和磺胺类的耐药率均在80%～90%以上,氨苄西林加酶抑制剂以后则耐药程度有所降低.qacA/B、mecA、tetM、NorA、gyrA、aac(6')/aph(2")、aph(3')Ⅲ和β-内酰胺酶检出率分别为11.9%、95.5%、70.1%、4.5%、10.4%、82.1%、73.1%和92.5%,未检出qacC、ant(6)-I、ant(2")-I、VanA和VanB耐药基因.67株MRSA均携带有多种耐药基因:同时携带2种耐药基因的有7株,3种的有10K,4种的有11株,5种的29株,6种的10株.结论 67株MRSA耐药情况严重,并同时携带多种耐药基因.     

Analysis of mechanisms involved in reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A isolates from travellers to Southeast Asia

Owing to multidrug resistance, quinolones and third-generation cephalosporins are currently used as key antibiotics to combat Salmonella organisms. Therapy failure due to reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility has been reported in endemic areas, but also in imported disease. Different bacterial resistance mechanisms may result in reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility. In this study, the presence and expression of different resistance mechanisms resulting in reduced minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for ciprofloxacin were evaluated in 23 blood-culture-derived Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A organisms from ill-returned travellers to Asia. The presence of mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of the gyrA gene as well as an activated efflux pump and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes was determined. Resistance selection during therapy and the clonal relatedness of all isolates were established. Efflux pump inhibition did not appear to affect the MICs of ciprofloxacin and activity of the efflux pump appeared to be specific for nalidixic acid. Repeated exposure of the isolates to ciprofloxacin did not result in a significant increase in the MICs for ciprofloxacin. Repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) profiles identified five different genotypes, but no correlation with resistance was observed. However, a significant relation was found with geographic region; reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility was only found in travellers returning from India and Pakistan. All isolates with reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility had a mutation at position 83 in the QRDR region of the gyrA gene. Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance was not found. These findings confirm that the reduced ciprofloxacin MIC in S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A is solely due to an amino acid substitution in the QRDR 'cluster' of the gyrA gene.     

碳青霉烯类耐药肺炎克雷伯菌临床分离株中质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药基因检测

目的：探讨质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药（PMQR）基因在碳青霉烯类耐药肺炎克雷伯菌（CRKP）临床分离株中的分布情况。方法：收集CRKP29株,聚合酶链反应（PCR）扩增并确定产物基因型。结果：CRKP中PMQR基因检出率为48．3％（14／29）,其中qnrB5株,包括qnrB21株、qnrB43株、qnrB101株;qnrS 5株,均为qnrS1;1株同时携带qnrS1和qnrB4;有3株携带aac（6′）-Ib-cr基因。所有PMQR基因阳性菌株均同时携带β-内酰胺酶基因,其中8株同时携带碳青霉烯酶基因,占57．1％（8／14）,以blaKPC-2（4／14）及blaNDM-1（3／14）为主。结论：PMQR基因在临床分离的CRKP中较为普遍,以qnr基因为主,且qnr阳性菌株碳青霉烯酶基因携带率较高,均为多重耐药株。     

Transferable plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance in association with extended-spectrum β-lactamases and fluoroquinolone-acetylating aminoglycoside-6'-N-acetyltransferase in clinical isolates of Vibrio fluvialis

Vibrio fluvialis, which causes cholera-like diarrhoea in humans, is one of the aetiological agents of acute diarrhoea in Kolkata, India, and is resistant to many antimicrobial agents. Two V. fluvialis isolates resistant to fluoroquinolones and β-lactam antimicrobials were found to have mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of GyrA at position 83 and of ParC at position 85 as well as carrying a 150 kb plasmid harbouring the quinolone resistance gene qnrA1, the ciprofloxacin-modifying enzyme-encoding gene aac(6′)-Ib-cr and genes encoding for extended-spectrum β-lactamases such as bla_SHV and bla_CTX-M-3. When this large plasmid was transferred to Escherichia coli by conjugation, the transconjugants showed a 10-75-fold increase in the minimum inhibitory concentrations of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin. The qnrA1 gene was identified in a complex sul1-type integron in a plasmid of the transconjugants. Southern hybridisation and sequence analysis of qnrA1 and its flanking regions confirmed the presence of aac(6′)-Ib-cr and bla_CTX-M-3 but these were not associated with the sul1-type integron. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed that the two V. fluvialis isolates belonged to different clones. Although the presence of many qnr alleles has been reported amongst enteric bacteria in Asian countries, this is the first report on the emergence of qnrA1 in India. qnrA1 along with aac(6′)-Ib-cr and bla_CTX-M-3 genes on a mobile plasmid may spread to other bacterial species that are under the selective pressure of fluoroquinolones and β-lactam antimicrobials in this region.     

Complete nucleotide sequence of the gyrA gene of Helicobacter pullorum and identification of a point mutation leading to ciprofloxacin resistance in poultry isolates

To assess the molecular basis of nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin resistance in Helicobacter pullorum, the gyrA gene of H. pullorum CIP 104787T was sequenced. In addition, 9 isolates (2 susceptible to ciprofloxacin and resistant to nalidixic acid, 3 susceptible and 4 resistant to both antibiotics) were selected from 44 poultry isolates and the nucleotide sequences of their quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) were compared. The 2490 bp gyrA gene showed an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 829 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of gyrA showed>or=72% identity to Helicobacter hepaticus, Helicobacter pylori and Wolinella succinogenes. Moreover, >or=98% amino acid sequence identity was found comparing the QRDR of the H. pullorum type strain with the QRDRs of the aforementioned bacterial species. All ciprofloxacin-resistant poultry isolates showed an ACA-->ATA (Thr-->Ile) substitution at codon 84 of gyrA, corresponding to codons 86, 87 and 83 of Campylobacter jejuni, H. pylori and Escherichia coli gyrA genes, respectively. This substitution was functionally confirmed to be associated with the ciprofloxacin-resistant phenotype of poultry isolates. This is the first report describing the complete 2490 bp nucleotide sequence of H. pullorum gyrA and confirming the involvement of the Thr84Ile substitution of GyrA in ciprofloxacin resistance of H. pullorum.     

Analysis of plasmid-mediated multidrug resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca isolates from clinical specimens in Japan

This study investigated the relationship of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) and aminoglycoside resistance among oxyimino-cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli (n = 46) and Klebsiella oxytoca (n = 28) clinical isolates in Japan. Seventy-three isolates appeared to produce an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and one K. oxytoca isolate produced IMP-1 metallo-β-lactamase (MBL). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing confirmed that eight CTX-M-9/SHV-12-producing isolates, one IMP-1-producing K. oxytoca isolate, and six ESBL-positive E. coli isolates respectively possessed PMQR genes qnrA1, qnrB6, and aac(6′)-Ib-cr. All qnr-positive isolates also carried either aac(6′)-Ib or aac(6′)-IIc aminoglycoside acetyltransferase genes. Resistance determinants to β-lactams, quinolones and aminoglycosides were co-transferred with a plasmid of ca. 140 kb. The qnrA1 gene was located downstream of insertion sequence ISCR1 in complex class 1 integrons. A novel qnrA1-carrying class 1 integron with the cassette arrangement aac(6′)-IIc–aadA2 as well as a unique class 1 integron with bla_IMP-1–aac(6′)-IIc cassettes on the plasmid carrying qnrB6 were found in K. oxytoca isolates. We describe the identification of qnrB6 and aac(6′)-Ib-cr and the close association of qnr with aac(6′)-Ib and aac(6′)-IIc for the first time in clinical isolates producing ESBL or MBL in Japan.     

Curing bacteria of antibiotic resistance: reverse antibiotics, a novel class of antibiotics in nature

By screening cultures of soil bacteria, we re-discovered an old antibiotic (nybomycin) as an antibiotic with a novel feature. Nybomycin is active against quinolone-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains with mutated gyrA genes but not against those with intact gyrA genes against which quinolone antibiotics are effective. Nybomycin-resistant mutant strains were generated from a quinolone-resistant, nybomycin-susceptible, vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) strain Mu 50. The mutants, occurring at an extremely low rate (<1 × 10(-11)/generation), were found to have their gyrA genes back-mutated and to have lost quinolone resistance. Here we describe nybomycin as the first member of a novel class of antibiotics designated 'reverse antibiotics'.     

aac(6’)-Ib-cr基因是微生物对喹诺酮类抗菌药的又一耐药途径

aac(6’)-Ib-cr基因表达的氨基糖苷乙酰转移酶通过质粒介导方式对环丙沙星等乙酰化,使其抗菌生物活性降低,并与其他耐药因素产生协同作用,导致MIC值大幅升高。该基因分布范围广,检出率高,使得微生物对喹诺酮类抗菌药物耐药更加复杂。本文检索了近年来aac(6’)-Ib-cr基因相关研究报道,归纳论述该基因在喹诺酮类抗菌药物耐药中的作用,提醒临床医务工作者应高度重视aac(6’)-Ib-cr基因对临床用药的影响,以促进喹诺酮类抗菌药的合理应用。     

Clinical isolates of Escherichia coli solely resistant to mecillinam: prevalence and epidemiology

In routine susceptibility testing of Gram-negative bacteria, a particular resistance phenotype was observed: an Escherichia coli isolate from a urine sample exhibited resistance solely to mecillinam (MEC) but was fully susceptible to other β-lactam antibiotics (MEC-R-BL-S). The objectives as this study were to determine the prevalence of this phenotype and to describe the phenotype, molecular epidemiology and genetic background. Between 1 January 2014 and 31 January 2016, MEC-R-BL-S E. coli isolates from urine were collected and genes previously reported as mostly involved in MEC resistance were analysed. The genetic relatedness among isolates was investigated by repetitive element sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). Ten MEC-R-BL-S isolates were collected, accounting for 0.4% (10/2547) of all E. coli obtained from urine samples, 0.9% (10/1135) of ampicillin-susceptible E. coli isolates and 9.6% (10/104) of MEC-R E. coli isolates. The isolates appeared as small colonies with round morphology and had impaired fitness. The isolates were not clonal and belonged to various extraintestinal or commensal E. coli phylogroups. Mutations in the cysB gene were evidenced in all clinical isolates. In conclusion, microbiologists should be aware of these isolates with a particular susceptibility phenotype, which is not due to error in disk diffusion but is a real non-enzymatic antibiotic resistance pattern.     

某院产超广谱β-内酰胺酶临床分离革兰阴性杆菌的耐药性及基因型分析

目的:调查某院产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)菌株的检出率、ESBLs基因型及耐药性。方法:对临床分离的57株耐哌拉西林革兰阴性(G-)杆菌进行ESBLs表型鉴定;琼脂二倍稀释法测定抗菌药最低抑菌浓度(MIC);测定ESBLs的活性;聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增检测blaSHV、blaTEM、blaCTX-MESBLs基因。结果:24株G-杆菌(42.1%)产ESBLs。产ESBLs菌对亚胺培南耐药率最低(4.2%)。携带blaSHV、blaTEM、blaCTX-M基因的菌株分别为3株(12.5%)、6株(25%)、9株(37.5%)。结论:产ESBLs是G-杆菌对β-内酰胺类抗菌药物耐药的主要机制之一;CTX-M型ESBLs在我院有较高的流行;亚胺培南是治疗产ESBLsG-杆菌所致感染的有效药物。     

质粒介导喹诺酮耐药基因阳性菌株中超广谱β-内酰胺酶的研究进展

质粒介导的喹诺酮耐药(PMQR)基因是近年来新发现的细菌耐药机制,研究发现PMQR阳性菌株也往往对大部分β-内酰胺类抗菌药物耐药而表现为多药耐药,最主要的原因是该类细菌产生了能分解绝大多数β-内酰胺类药物的超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs).PMQR基因阳性菌株中ESBLs的发生率和主要型别在世界各地的报道各不相同,现就质粒介导喹诺酮耐药基因阳性菌株中超广谱β-内酰胺酶的基本进展进行综述.     

Detection of novel gyrA mutations in nalidixic acid-resistant isolates of Salmonella enterica from patients with diarrhoea

The aim of the current study was to detect mutations in the gyrA gene of quinolone-resistant Salmonella spp. isolates recovered in Tehran, Iran. Between April 2008 and September 2009, 174 Salmonella spp. were collected and assayed for quinolone resistance and detection of gyrA mutations. Isolates identified as Salmonella enterica were tested for susceptibility by the disk diffusion method. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and sequencing of the gyrA gene segment encoding the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) were performed for the nalidixic acid-resistant isolates. Amongst the 174 recovered Salmonella spp. isolates, 89 were resistant to nalidixic acid, of which 9 were resistant to enrofloxacin; 10 isolates had reduced susceptibility to nalidixic acid. None of the isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin, but a single isolate showed reduced susceptibility. Twelve types of amino acid replacement were found in the QRDR region of GyrA, namely the previously described substitutions in positions 83 and 87 as well as five new substitutions Leu41-Pro, Arg47-Ser, Ser111-Thr, Ala118-Thr and Asp147-Gly. Double substitutions in both positions 83 and 87 were not identified. A Gly133-Glu substitution was identified in a single S. enterica serotype Typhi isolate.     

痰标本中质粒介导喹诺酮耐药基因qnr在肺炎克雷伯菌中的分布特征及耐药分析

目的:了解从痰标本中分离出的肺炎克雷伯菌对16种抗菌药物的耐药性,以及研究由质粒介导的喹诺酮类耐药基因qnr在肺炎克雷伯菌中的存在情况。方法:用PCR及直接测序的方法对135株肺炎克雷伯菌进行qnr基因检测,并用K-B纸片法检测其对16种抗菌药物的体外抗菌活性。另外,用琼脂平皿二倍稀释法检测阳性菌株对左氧氟沙星的MIC值。结果:135株肺炎克雷伯菌中,9株(6.6%)检出qnr基因。阳性菌株均对亚胺培南敏感且对多种抗生素耐药,其中2株qnr阳性菌株对左氧氟沙星敏感。结论:肺炎克雷伯菌中存在质粒介导喹诺酮类耐药基因qnr基因,qnr阳性菌株呈现多重耐药。临床工作中,应加强对耐药基因的监测,降低细菌耐药的发生。