Prevalence of CTX-M-type Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase-Producing Esherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Korea.
- Author:
Il Kwon BAE
1
;
Gun Jo WOO
;
Seok Hoon JEONG
;
Kwang Ok PARK
;
Byung Kyu CHO
;
Dool Man KIM
;
Su Bong KWON
;
Hyun Joo KIM
;
Hyun Kyung KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Korea. kscpjsh@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase;
CTX-M-3;
CTX-M-14;
CTX-M-15
- MeSH:
Agar;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Aztreonam;
beta-Lactamases;
Cefotaxime;
Cephalosporins;
Diffusion;
Isoelectric Focusing;
Klebsiella pneumoniae*;
Klebsiella*;
Korea*;
Pneumonia;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Prevalence*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2004;7(1):48-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to survey the nation wide susceptibilities of Esherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae against cefotaxime and to determine the prevalence of CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta- lactamases(ESBLs). METHODS: During the period of April to June, 2002, E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates were collected from 13 hospitals. Antimicrobial susceptibilities to cefotaxime were tested by the disk diffusion method. ESBL production was determined by double disk synergy test. Cefotaxime-resistance of the ESBL-producers was transferred to azide-resistant E. coli J53 by conjugation. MICs of beta- lactam antibiotics were determined by agar dilution method. Searches for blaCTX-M genes were performed by PCR amplication. pIs of beta-lactamases were determined by isoelectric focusing. RESULTS: Ten percents of E. coli and 35 percents of K. pneumoniae isolates among 260 strains of each were intermediate or resistant to cefotaxime. Twenty-three isolates of E. coli and 78 K. pneumoniae isolates showed positive results in the double disk synergy test. One isolate of E. coli and 2 K. pneumoniae isolates harbored blaCTX-M-3 gene, 2 E. coli isolates harbored blaCTX-M-15 gene, and 2 E. coli and 2 K. pneumoniae isolates harbored blaCTX-M-14 gene. CONCLUSION: E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates producing CTX-M-type ESBLs are not uncommon in Korean hospitals. The spread of CTX-M-type ESBL genes could compromise the future usefulness of 3rd generation cephalosporins and aztreonam for the treatment of E. coli and K. pneumoniae infections.
