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。     

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.     

High levels of multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of Gram-negative pathogens from Nigeria

In Nigeria, quinolones and β-lactam antibiotics are widely used to treat bacterial infections. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of resistance to these drugs and to determine the mechanisms of resistance to these agents. In total, 134 non-duplicate, Gram-negative enteric isolates of 13 species from different hospitals were investigated for susceptibility to a panel of antibiotics, carriage of plasmid-mediated quinolone and β-lactam resistance genes, production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), and mutations within topoisomerase genes. The level of resistance to all antibiotics tested was extremely high, with minimum inhibitory concentrations for 90% of the organisms (MIC(90) values) of ≥ 256 μg/mL for all drugs. Of the 134 isolates, 92 had mutations within the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of gyrA or within gyrA and parC. In addition, the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes qnrA, qnrB, aac(6')-Ib-cr and qepA were identified. The qnrD allele, which has previously only been found in Salmonella isolates from China, was identified in two Proteus isolates and one Pseudomonas isolate. Of the 134 isolates, 23 (17.2%) carried aac(6')-Ib-cr, 11 (8.2%) carried a qnr variant and 5 (3.7%) were positive for qepA. Twenty-eight isolates (20.9%) produced ESBL variants, with a CTX-M variant being carried by 25 isolates (18.7%). In addition, six isolates (4.5%) carried ampC variants [ACT-1 (1 isolate), DHA-1 (4 isolates) and CMY-2 (1 isolate)]. This study demonstrates a very high level of multidrug resistance amongst Gram-negative enteric bacilli isolated from different sites from patients in Nigerian hospitals as well as the presence of a variety of plasmid-associated resistance genes, including some identified from Africa for the first time.     

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.     

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。     

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。     

Role of IncHI2 plasmids harbouring blaVIM-1, blaCTX-M-9, aac(6')-Ib and qnrA genes in the spread of multiresistant Enterobacter cloacae and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in different units at Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Seven Enterobacter cloacae isolates and seven Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates harbouring a phenotype compatible with the production of a metallo-β-lactamase were recovered between 2009 and 2011 in three Intensive Care Units of Hospital Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona, Spain). The presence of bla(VIM), bla(IMP), bla(NDM), bla(CTX-M), aac(6')-Ib, qnrA, qnrB and qnrS genes was screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing. Clonal relatedness of the isolates was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and, in the case of K. pneumoniae isolates, by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). PCR-based replicon typing, Southern hybridisation, plasmid double-locus sequence typing and MOB relaxase classification methods were used to identify and characterise the plasmids carrying the resistance genes. Transferability of the identified plasmids was tested by conjugation assays. All 14 isolates were found to carry bla(VIM-1), bla(CTX-M-9) (except one isolate), aac(6')-Ib and qnrA genes. Clonality assessment demonstrated that E. cloacae isolates were distributed in three clonal clusters, whereas all of the K. pneumoniae isolates belonged to one unique clone, identified as sequence type ST252. All studied isolates harboured a large conjugative IncHI2 MOB(H11) plasmid carrying all of the detected resistance genes. Plasmid DNA analysis showed that all of them belonged to the ST1 IncHI2 plasmid cluster and shared the same relaxase partial sequence. In conclusion, the present study describes the dissemination within a hospital of multiresistant E. cloacae and K. pneumoniae isolates producing VIM-1. A complex clonal epidemiology of the E. cloacae isolates was observed and plasmid DNA analysis strongly supports horizontal exchanges of the same IncHI2 plasmid between different strains and species.     

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.     

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.     

临床分离鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性及qnr基因检测

目的了解临床分离鲍曼不动杆菌中qnr基因和ESBLs基因的分布及其耐药特征。方法采用PCR法对115株鲍曼不动杆菌进行qnrA、qnrB、qnrS基因筛查,并用PCR法检测qnr阳性菌株SHV、TEM、CTX-M-14及CTX-M-3型ESBLs基因;用琼脂对倍稀释法测定15种抗菌药物对qnr阳性株的MIC值。结果115株鲍曼不动杆菌中,2株(1.74%)细菌检出qnrB基因;qnr阳性菌株同时检出SHV、CTX-M-14、TEM、CTX-M-3型ESBLs基因。1株qnr阳性菌株对4种喹诺酮类耐药,1株对左氧氟沙星及莫西沙星中介,对环丙沙星和洛美沙星耐药;2株阳性菌除对亚胺培南和头孢哌酮/舒巴坦敏感外,对其他的β-内酰胺类抗菌药物均耐药。结论临床分离鲍曼不动杆菌中存在qnrB基因,qnr阳性株同时含有ESBLs基因,且呈多重耐药,临床应加强监测。     

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.     

质粒介导的克雷伯菌耐喹诺酮类药物机制研究

目的了解华南地区qnr基因介导的克雷伯菌耐喹诺酮类药物的情况并研究其耐药机制。方法收集临床分离的克雷伯菌株共200株，其中产酸克雷伯菌6株。PCR方法筛查基因，琼脂稀释法测MIC，质粒结合试验，聚合酶链反应（PCR）通用引物扩增各组基因及测序。结果200株细菌中筛查到带qnr基因的菌株共2株（其中产酸克雷伯菌1株），均对环丙沙星敏感。进一步确证实验中证实2菌株都含qnr基因。2菌株经结合实验后在选择平板上都有菌生长，而且对环丙沙星的MIC值均有30倍以上的的提高。2株菌均有gyrA Ser83→Tyr突变，产酸克雷伯菌株有parC Ser80→Ile突变。2株菌质粒PCR扩增的qnr产物测序结果与NCBI中qnr基因比对吻合率达100％。结论华南地区已有质粒介导的耐喹诺酮类菌株存在，它们能够跨种属转移，值得临床医生重视。     

A novel family (QnrAS) of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant

The spread of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants (qnr-like determinants) was evaluated in a collection of 232 ciprofloxacin-resistant or extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacterial isolates recovered between November 2007 and May 2008 at Padua University Hospital, Italy. qnr genes were mainly found in Klebsiella pneumoniae (68%) and to a lesser extent in Escherichia coli (5.1%). Among the qnrA1, qnrS1 and qnrB19 alleles found, the latter was by far the most frequent. Genetic environment analysis revealed that one qnrB19 gene in E. coli was embedded in an ISCR1 complex class 1 integron. All other qnrB19 genes were flanked by an ISEcp1C region as part of the Tn2012 transposon. qnrA1- and qnrS1-containing strains were not clonally related. Both topoisomerase II mutations and ESBL (mainly SHV-12, TEM-1 and TEM-150 types) were present in most of the qnr-positive strains. qnrB19 is extremely frequent in K. pneumoniae isolates from Italy. In addition, association of qnrB19 with the ISCR1 mobile element in E. coli suggests a broad distribution of this resistance gene in the near future.     

High-level and novel mechanisms of carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

To determine the occurrence and molecular basis of carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from tertiary hospitals in Nigeria, 182 non-duplicate Gram-negative bacterial isolates were investigated for antimicrobial susceptibility, presence of carbapenemases (tested phenotypically and genotypically), random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing, plasmid sizing and replicon typing. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of carbapenems showed a high degree of resistance, with 67 isolates (36.8%) being resistant to all carbapenems, of which 40 (59.7%) produced enzymes able to hydrolyse imipenem. PCR and sequencing identified only 10 isolates (5.5%) carrying known carbapenemase genes, including bla_NDM, bla_VIM and bla_GES. The majority of phenotypically carbapenem-resistant and carbapenemase-producing isolates did not carry a known carbapenemase gene. Transconjugant or transformant plasmid sizes were estimated to be 115 kb for bla_NDM- and 93 kb for bla_VIM-carrying plasmids. These plasmids were untypeable for replicon/incompatibility and transferred various other genes including plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes and bla_CTX-M-15. Typing showed that the isolates in this study were not clonally related. There is a high level of carbapenem resistance in Nigeria. As well as the globally relevant carbapenemases (bla_NDM, bla_VIM and bla_GES), there are other unknown gene(s) or variant(s) in circulation able to hydrolyse carbapenems and confer high-level resistance.     

Alterations within the quinolone resistance-determining regions of GyrA and ParC of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in the Far East and the United States.

The genetic mutations within the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC of 234 Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated in the Far East and the United States, which exhibited either clinically significant ciprofloxacin resistance (CipR) or intermediate ciprofloxacin resistance (CipI) were characterized. A number of GyrA/ParC amino acid alteration patterns were identified, the most prevalent alteration pattern among CipR isolates being GyrA-91,95/ParC-Asp-86->Asn (91,95/Asp-86->Asn). Isolates containing 91,95/Asp-86->Asn belonged to a number of A/S classes, penicillin/tetracycline resistance phenotypes, and plasmid profiles. These results strongly suggest that the continuing emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonococci is not due to the spread of a single or a few strains but to numerous factors such as spread of existing strains, importation of new strains and, possibly, de novo development of ciprofloxacin resistance in previously susceptible strains.     

血流感染肺炎克雷伯菌pLVPK毒力质粒的分布及与耐药的关系

目的 了解血流感染肺炎克雷伯菌中pLVPK毒力质粒的分布情况，分析其与荚膜血清分型及耐药之间的关系。方法 收集医院2016年1月-2017年6月所有非重复血流感染的肺炎克雷伯菌96株，使用Vitek-Compact全自动微生物分析系统进行菌株鉴定及药物敏感性分析；PCR方法检测6种常见高毒力荚膜血清型、7种常见毒力基因、13种常见耐药基因及毒力质粒pLVPK相关基因，使用χ2检验进行统计学分析。结果 血流感染肺炎克雷伯菌株中携带pLVPK毒力质粒率39.6%。其中毒力质粒pLVPK阳性菌株K1荚膜血清分型率显著高毒力质粒pLVPK阴性菌株(P<0.05)，而在其他非高毒力荚膜血清分型上，毒力质粒pLVPK阳性菌株显著低于毒力质粒pLVPK阴性菌株(P<0.05)。pLVPK毒力质粒阳性菌株的毒力基因携带率均显著高于pLVPK毒力质粒阴性菌株(P<0.05)。而pLVPK毒力质粒阳性菌株在耐药性则显著低于pLVPK毒力质粒阴性菌株(P<0.05)，其中pLVPK毒力质粒阳性菌株对blaKPC、blaTEM、blaCTX-M、qnrB及acc(6')-Ib-cr基因的携带显著低于pLVPK毒力质粒阴性菌株(P<0.05)。结论 pLVPK毒力质粒主要集中在K1荚膜血清分型血流感染肺炎克雷伯菌株，pLVPK毒力质粒与毒力基因的携带成正相关，而pLVPK毒力质粒也直接影响了血流感染菌株的耐药性及耐药基因的携带。     

大肠埃希菌gyrA、parC和marOR基因突变与喹诺酮耐药的相关性

目的:研究大肠埃希菌gyrA、parC和marOR基因突变与喹诺酮类耐药的相关性。方法:采用微量稀释法进行常规药敏试验,筛选3株萘啶酸敏感大肠埃希菌和37株萘啶酸耐药大肠埃希菌株;PCR扩增大肠埃希菌喹诺酮耐药决定区(QRDR)相关gyrA、parC基因,进行聚合酶链反应-单链构象多态性(PCR-SSCP)分析,同时PCR扩增marOR基因;在耐药株选取部分菌株对gyrA、parC及marOR基因进行测序,检测其突变情况,其结果与体外药敏试验结果进行比较,研究其相关性。结果:37株耐药株均出现gyrA基因突变,但对环丙沙星低耐株最低抑菌浓度(MIC)=2mg/L只出现gyrA单位点突变,而parC基因未发生突变;环丙沙星高耐株(MIC=64mg/L)gyrA基因出现3个位点突变,parC基因出现单位点突变;在环丙沙星高耐株(MIC=256mg/L),并伴有其他类抗菌药物的多重耐药时,除了出现gyrA和parC基因双位点突变,同时检测到marOR基因的多位点突变。结论:gyrA和parC基因突变在大肠埃希菌对喹诺酮耐药中起着重要作用,gyrA和parC基因突变的程度与大肠埃希菌耐药水平有关,marOR基因多位点突变在多重耐药机制中具有一定的作用。     

Clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to levofloxacin contain mutations in both gyrA and parC genes.

Thirty Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates resistant to levofloxacin were analyzed for the quinolone resistance-determining DNA sequences to identify point mutations and were tested for in vitro susceptibility to multiple drug classes. Of these isolates, 29 had mutations in both gyrA and parC genes of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, respectively. In GyrA, an amino acid change from Ser-81-->Phe was detected in 27 isolates and a Glu-85-->Lys change was found in the remaining three. Of the 29 isolates for which ParC data were available, Ser-79-->Tyr or Phe were the predominant mutations observed. MICs for levofloxacin were 4-16 mg/l, whereas those for moxifloxacin were 1-2 mg/l. Twenty-four (80%) isolates were susceptible to erythromycin, 25 (83%) to azithromycin, 26 (87%) to clarithromycin, 27 (90%) to clindamycin, 20 (67%) to penicillin, 21 (70%) to ceftriaxone and 30 (100%) to amoxycillin/clavulanate. These results confirm the presence of double mutations among clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae from diverse geographical regions of North America and also suggest that quinolone resistance may develop independently of resistance to other drug classes.     

Alterations within the quinolone resistance-determining regions of GyrA and ParC of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in the Far East and the United States

The genetic mutations within the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC of 234 Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains isolated in the Far East and the United States, which exhibited either clinically significant ciprofloxacin resistance (CipR) or intermediate ciprofloxacin resistance (CipI) were characterized. A number of GyrA/ParC amino acid alteration patterns were identified, the most prevalent alteration pattern among CipR isolates being GyrA-91,95/ParC-Asp-86->Asn (91,95/Asp-86->Asn). Isolates containing 91,95/Asp-86->Asn belonged to a number of A/S classes, penicillin/tetracycline resistance phenotypes, and plasmid profiles. These results strongly suggest that the continuing emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant gonococci is not due to the spread of a single or a few strains but to numerous factors such as spread of existing strains, importation of new strains and, possibly, de novo development of ciprofloxacin resistance in previously susceptible strains.     

High-level gentamicin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from bone marrow transplant patients: accumulation of antibiotic resistance genes, large plasmids and clonal strain dissemination

Twenty-six high-level gentamicin-resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium strains colonising neutropenic bone marrow transplant patients were studied. Polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that high-level gentamicin resistance was mediated by the aac(6′)-Ia-aph(2″)-Ie gene; the aph(2″)-Id gene responsible for gentamicin resistance was also detected in 16 strains. Multiple antibiotic resistance was related to the presence of aph(3′)-IIIa, ant(6)-Ia, erm(B), erm (A) and tet(M) genes. Strains clustered into 18 groups according to their plasmid content as well as 16 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. Although the majority of PFGE patterns were single isolates, three microclones were identified. Hybridisation showed that in the majority of the strains the aac(6′)-aph(2″) gene resided on a large plasmid of ca. 96 kb detected only on PFGE gels. Based on these findings, colonisation by HLGR E. faecium strains was a result of either possibly related plasmid spread or strain dissemination.