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Hanczvikkel A, Füzi M, Ungvári E, Tóth Á. Transmissible silver resistance readily evolves in high-risk clone isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2018; 65:387-403. [PMID: 30043621 DOI: 10.1556/030.65.2018.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Silver is used extensively in both hospitals and outpatient clinics as a disinfectant coating agent on various devices. Resistance to silver was recently reported as an emerging problem in Enterobacteriaceae. Multidrug-resistant high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae are common causes of serious healthcare-associated infections worldwide posing a serious threat to patients. In this study, we investigated the capacity of both high-risk (CG14/15 and CG258) and minor clone strains of K. pneumoniae to develop resistance to silver. Resistance was induced in vitro in silver-susceptible but otherwise multidrug-resistant clinical isolates. Genetic alterations in the silver-resistant derivative strains with regard to the silver-susceptible isolates were investigated by whole-genome sequencing. The transferability of high-level resistance to silver was also tested. We demonstrated that the high-level resistance to silver can quickly evolve as a consequence of a single-point mutation either in the cusS gene of the chromosomally encoded CusCFBARS efflux system and/or in the silS gene of the plasmid-encoded Copper Homeostasis and Silver Resistance Island (CHASRI) coding also for a metallic efflux. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the strains increased from 4 mg/L (23.5 μM) AgNO3 to >8,500 mg/L (>50,000 μM) AgNO3 during induction. Harboring the CHASRI proved an important selective asset for K. pneumoniae when exposed to silver. Successful conjugation experiments using Escherichia coli K12 J5-3Rif as recipient showed that high-level silver resistance can transmit between strains of high-risk clones of K. pneumoniae (ST15 and ST11) and isolates from additional species of Enterobacteriaceae. The lack of fitness cost associated with the carriage of the CHASRI in a silver-free environment and the presence of the RelEB toxin-antitoxin system on the conjugative plasmids could advance the dissemination of silver resistance. Our results show that multidrug-resistant high-risk clones of K. pneumoniae are capable of evolving and transmitting high-level resistance to silver. This observation should warrant a more judicious use of silver coated-devices to prevent the extensive dissemination of silver resistance.
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- Adrienn Hanczvikkel
- 1 Doctoral School on Material Sciences and Technologies, Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 2 Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- 3 Division of Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology and Typing, National Public Health Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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- 3 Division of Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology and Typing, National Public Health Institute, Budapest, Hungary
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Lin WP, Wang JT, Chang SC, Chang FY, Fung CP, Chuang YC, Chen YS, Shiau YR, Tan MC, Wang HY, Lai JF, Huang IW, Lauderdale TL. The Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Community Settings in Taiwan, a Trend Analysis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36280. [PMID: 27824151 PMCID: PMC5099973 DOI: 10.1038/srep36280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, especially extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)- and/or AmpC β-lactamase-producing strains, is an emerging problem worldwide. However, few data focusing on drug susceptibility of K. pneumoniae from community is available. In this study, we analyzed 1016 K. pneumoniae isolates from outpatients or those visiting emergency rooms collected during 2002–2012 from Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance program. Significantly decreased susceptibilities to 3rd generation cephalosporins and ciprofloxacin were found during the study period. By 2012, susceptibility to cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin was 83.6% and 81.6%, respectively. The prevalence of ESBL-producers increased from 4.8% in 2002 to 11.9% in 2012 (P = 0.012), while that of AmpC β-lactamase-producers increased from 0% to 9.5% in the same period (P < 0.001). Phylogenic analysis of the ESBL and AmpC-β-lactamase-producers by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multi-locus sequence typing revealed wide genetic diversity even among the most common sequence type 11 isolates (33.0%). By multivariate analysis, later study year, elderly, and urine isolates were associated with carriage of ESBL genes, while only urine isolates were associated with carriage of AmpC β-lactamase genes. Further studies are needed to determine which antibiotics are reasonable empirical therapy options for patients presenting with severe sepsis that might be caused by K. pneumoniae.
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- Wu-Pu Lin
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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Calbo E, Garau J. The changing epidemiology of hospital outbreaks due to ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: the CTX-M-15 type consolidation. Future Microbiol 2015; 10:1063-75. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb.15.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is responsible for a large number of hospital outbreaks. In the 1990s, there were clonal epidemics, affecting mostly intensive care patients, which carried SHV and TEM enzyme types. With the advent of CTX-M-15 enzymes in the 2000, plasmids encoding multiple extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) types were described and, frequently, nosocomial outbreaks reported polyclonal dissemination and involved multiple Enterobacteriaceae. Worryingly, the interface between community and hospital is becoming blurred, and there is increasing evidence for the presence of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae in the community. Furthermore, carbapenem resistance is increasingly reported in ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae strains. Infection control measures and stewardship programs are vital weapons in controlling the pandemic evolution of multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae.
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- Esther Calbo
- Service of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Plaza Dr Robert 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Service of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Plaza Dr Robert 5, 08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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