Distribution of extended spectrum β-lactamases-codifying genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from hospitals of Bogota, D.C., Colombia
Keywords:
Klebsiella pneumoniae, beta-lactamases, drug resistance, bacterial, sequence analysis, DNA, molecular epidemiology, Colombia.
Abstract
Introduction. Extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) are the most widely distributed enzymes in Enterobacteriaceae of Latin America and are key enzymes in resistance to antibiotics in common use. However, in Colombia, little information is available concerning the identity of genes coding for these enzymes in Klebsiella pneumoniae.Objective. The bla genes were identified in K. pneumoniae isolated from hospitals in Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Materials and methods. One hundred seventy-seven isolates of ESBL producers were collected from 10 hospitals in Bogota between 2003 and 2005. Antibiotic susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion, and the number of β-lactamases in each isolate was assessed by isoelectric focusing. blaCTX-M, blaSHV and blaTEM were identified by PCR and subsequent sequencing.
Results. Besides, the resitenance to third generation cephalosporins, 44.7 % and 49.7 % were resistant to amikacyn and thrimetoprim-sulaphametoxazole respectively. Lower resistance rates to other antibiotics were observed as well. An average of three β-lactamases were detected by isoelectric focusing, and the genes blaCTX-M-12 (56.0%) and blaSHV-12 (33.3%) were the most prevalent. blaSHV-5 (11.8%), blaCTX-M-1 (4.0%), blaSHV-27 (2.8%), blaSHV-2 (2.8%), blaCTX-M-2 (1.7%) and blaCTX-M-15 (0.6%) were present in smaller percentages. In addition, three genes were identified that coded for narrow spectrum β-lactamases.
Conclusion. Eleven bla genes were identified, eight of which were ESBL-coding. The diversity of the bla genes suggested a continuing exposure of K. pneumoniae to strong antibiotic pressures in Bogota hospitals.
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9. The Colombian Antimicrobial Resistance Study Group, Pfaller MA, Jones RN, Doern GV, Salazar JC. Multicenter evaluation of antimicrobial resistance to six broad-spectrum beta-lactams in Colombia: Comparison of data from 1997 and 1998 using the Etest method. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1999;35:235-41.
10. Valenzuela E, Mantilla J, Reguero M, González E, Pulido I, Llerena I, et al. Detection of CTX-M-1, CTX-M-15, and CTX-M-2 in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Bogotá, Colombia. J Clin Microbiol. 2005;44:1919-20.
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15. Cao V, Lambert T, Quynh Nhu D, Loan HK, Hoang N, Arlet G, et al. Distribution of extended-spectrun β-lactamases in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae in Vietnam. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002;46:3739-43.
16. Neuwirth C, Madec S, Siebor E. TEM-89 β-lactamase produced by Proteus mirabilis clinical isolate: New complex mutant (CMT 3) with mutations in both TEM-59 (IRT-17) and TEM-3. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001;45:3591-4.
17. Bonnet R, Dutour J, Sampaio M, Chanal C, Sirot D, Labia R, et al. Novel cefotaxime (CTX-M-16) with increase catalytic efficiency due to substitution Asp-240-Gli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001;45:2269-75.
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31. Siu LK, Lu P, Hsueh P, Lin FM, Chang S, Luh K, et al. Bacteremia due to extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a pediatric oncology ward: Clinical features and identification of different plasmids carrying both SHV-5 and TEM-1 genes. J Clin Microbiol. 1999;37:4020-7.
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Pulido IY, Mantilla JR, Valenzuela EM, Reguero MT, González EB. Distribution of extended spectrum β-lactamases-codifying genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from hospitals of Bogota, D.C., Colombia. Biomed. [Internet]. 2011 Apr. 16 [cited 2026 Mar. 15];31(1):15-20. Available from: https://revistabiomedicaorg.biteca.online/index.php/biomedica/article/view/331
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