Objective To investigate the molecule phenotype, epidemiology, and resistance genes of the New Delhi metallo- β-lactamase-1 ( NDM-1 ) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ( K. pneumoniae ) . Methods Retrospective study was made on one hundred and ten non-repetitive carbepenem-resistant K. pneumoniae clinical isolated strains, which were collected from January 2011 to December 2012 in our hospital. The minimal inhibitory concentrations ( MICs ) of antibiotics were tested by the GN13 cards of BioMerieux Company. Modified Hodge test were used for the detection of carbapenemases. The blaNDM-1 encoding gene and linkage of ISAba125-NDM were detected by PCR method. The purified PCR products were cloned and sequenced. The homology of the K. pneumoniae were analyzed by the multilocus sequence typing ( MLST ) . Plasmid conjugation experiment and curing method were used to study the transfer of bacterial resistance. The Fisher′s exact probability test was used to compare the data. Results 13% NDM-1-producing K. pneumoniae were detected and confirmed as blaNDM-1 by sequencing (14/110). The resistance rates of the 14 NDM-1-producing K. pneumoniae strains to imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, amikacin, and aztreonam were 14/14, 14/14, 13/14, 10/14, 9/14, 5/14, and 11/14. Meanwhile, the positive rate of ISAba125-NDM linkage of those 14 NDM-1-producing K. pneumoniae strains was 14/14. The E. coli J53 transconjugants, whose MICs of imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem were increased by 4 to 64 times, were blaNDM-1 gene and ISAba125-NDM linkage positive. In addition, it was showed that the blaNDM-1 gene and ISAba125-NDM linkage were located on a plasmid with a size of approximately 65 000 bp. Conclusions The NDM-1 producing K. pneumoniae strains in this study were resistant to many commonly used antibiotics, however, the resistance rate to aminoglycoside and aztreonam were relatively low. The carbapenemase-resistant genotype spread by blaNDM-1 carried plasmid. Attention should be paid to its easily transmissible feature among the strains in clinic. The insertion sequence ISAba125 may be involved in the blaNDM-1 gene mediated carbapenemase-resistant genotype.

Objective: This study was to investigate the necessity of wearing a cervical collar after single-segment anterior cervical discectomy and decompression. Methods: The experimental methods were used to group the two wards in the same department. There were 54 patients in the experimental group and 48 patients in the control group. The patients in the experimental group did not wear the cervical collar during the postoperative outpatient activities and after discharge. The control group patients wore the cervical collar within 3 months after walking and after discharge. The cervical dysfunction index of the two groups before surgery and 3 months after surgery was compared between the two groups; also vertebral fusion at 6 months postoperatively; and SF-36 (Quality of Life Assessment Scale) scores before surgery and 3 months after surgery. Results: The NDI of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the preoperative NDI (20.62%±1.94% vs 26.06%±2.17%) (t=18.32, P<0.01). The NDI of the control group was 3 months after operation compared with the preoperative NDI (21.30±%1.87% vs26.26%±2.74%) also had a significant decrease (t=16.67, P<0.01). The NDI of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the preoperative NDI (14.97%±1.85%vs26.06%±2.17%) (t=31.93, P<0.01), the NDI of the control group was significantly lower than that of the preoperative NDI (15.98%±1.49% vs26.26%±2.74%) at 6 months after operation (t=24.45, P<0.01). The difference was statistically significant. The SF-36 score in the last 3 months was higher than that in the control group (53.37±9.23 vs 45.77±8.07), and the difference was statistically significant (t=4.40, P<0.01). Conclusions Compared with the external fixation without neck and neck, the treatment of cervical external fixation does not affect the postoperative treatment effect, and can improve the quality of life of patients.

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is one of the classic procedures for the treatment of cervical spondylosis, and dysphagia is a common perioperative complication of this procedure, which affects patients′ recovery to different degrees. This paper summarizes and analyzes the perioperative assessment and interventions in the care of patients with dysphagia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, aiming to improve clinical nursing staff′s attention to dysphagia in patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, and provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of high-risk groups.

OBJECTIVETo study the resistance mechanism and homology of carbapenems-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA).

METHODSA total of 812 strains of PA (identified) were isolated from sputum, urine, blood, pus, and drainage of patients with burn, severe pneumonia, diabetes, chronic obstructive pneumonia, myocarditis, liver transplantation, or brainstem hemorrhage hospitalized from January to September 2012. Drug resistance of the 812 strains of PA to 15 antibiotics commonly used in clinic, including piperacillin, imipenem, etc., was tested using the automatic microorganism identifying and drug sensitivity analyzer. Among the carbapenems-resistant PA isolates, synergism test with imipenem-ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and enhancement test with imipenem-EDTA and ceftazidime-EDTA were used to screen metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing strains; modified Hodge test was used to screen strains producing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC); the carbapenemase gene, plasmid mediated quinolone resistant (PMQR) gene, and mobile genetic elements (MGE) were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, a comparative analysis of the PMQR gene carrying level between the carbapenemase gene positive strains and carbapenemase gene negative strains was carried out. The repetitive consensus sequence of Enterobacteriaceae genome PCR (ERIC-PCR) was carried out for gene typing. Moreover, the source and resistance genes of strains with the same genotype were analyzed. Data were processed with Fisher's exact probability test.

RESULTSThe sensitive rates of the 812 strains of PA to ceftriaxone and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were high, respectively 83.07% and 88.19%, and those of the other antibiotics ranged from 17.30% to 55.18%. Twenty-four carbapenems-resistant PA strains were screened, including 11 MBL-producing strains and 2 KPC-producing strains. Eleven carbapenems-resistant PA strains were found to harbor the blaVIM-2 gene, accounting for 45.83%; 2 carbapenems-resistant PA strains carried the blaKPC-2 gene, accounting for 8.33%. Fourteen carbapenems-resistant PA strains only harbored the PMQR gene acc (6')-Ib-cr, accounting for 58.33%; 3 carbapenems-resistant PA strains (12.50%) harbored the PMQR genes acc (6')-Ib-cr and qnr, including 1 strain with qnr A1 and 2 strains with qnr B4. Ten carbapenems-resistant PA strains carried the MGE gene ISCR1, accounting for 41.67%; 6 carbapenems-resistant PA strains carried the MGE gene ISEcp1, accounting for 25.00%. In addition, 3 carbapenems-resistant PA strains co-harbored the MGE genes ISCR1 and ISEcp1 (accounting for 12.50%), while only 1 carbapenems-resistant PA strain co-harbored the MGE genes class 1 integron and ISEcp1, accounting for 4.17%. Twelve out of the 13 carbapenemase gene positive strains carried one or two PMQR gene (s), which was significantly higher than that of the carbapenemase gene negative strains (with only five strains harboring one PMQR gene, P = 0.023). The 24 carbapenems-resistant PA strains were classified into 6 genotypes by the ERIC-PCR. Thirteen strains (accounting for 54.17%), mainly isolated from pus and blood samples, which were collected from burn department, were in genotype A. Eight out of the 13 strains harbored genes blaVIM-2, acc (6')-Ib-cr, and ISCR1. Five strains (accounting for 20.83%), mainly isolated from sputum samples which were collected from ICU, were in genotype B. Only 2 out of the 5 strains co-harbored the carbapenemase gene, PMQR gene, and MGE gene. There were respectively 2 strains in genotypes C and D, both accounting for 8.33%; the strains in different pattern were isolated from different wards, and they harbored diverse resistance genes. There were respectively 1 strain in genotypes E and F, both accounting for 4.17%.

CONCLUSIONSThe resistance mechanism of PA to carbapenems is mainly mediated by the VIM-2 type MBL in our hospital during 2012, followed by KPC-2 type carbapenemase, and the prevalent genotype is type A. The carbapenemase genes and PMQR genes co-carrying phenomenon exists among these strains of PA, which disseminated by clones.

Anti-Bacterial Agents ; pharmacology ; Bacterial Proteins ; genetics ; Carbapenems ; pharmacology ; DNA, Bacterial ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Humans ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; drug effects ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; beta-Lactamases ; genetics