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Characteristics of Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Korea

Authors
 Jun Sung Hong  ;  Jung Ok Kim  ;  Hyukmin Lee  ;  Il Kwon Bae  ;  Seok Hoon Jeong  ;  Kyungwon Lee 
Citation
 INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Vol.47(1) : 33-40, 2015 
Journal Title
INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN
 2093-2340 
Issue Date
2015
Keywords
International clone ; Multi-locus sequence typing ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase ; metallo-β-lactamase
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiological characteristics of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates in Korea.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred and twenty nine P. aeruginosa clinical isolates were collected from 23 general hospitals in Korea from March to June 2014. Species were identified by matrix-assited laser desorption/ionization-time of flight and 16S rRNA sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion methods. Further, minimum inhibitory concentrations of carbapenems were determined by Etest. Polymerase chain reaction and sequencing were performed to identify genes encoding MBLs. Multi-locus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were performed to determine epidemiological characteristics of MBL-producing P. aeruginosa isolates.

RESULTS: Of the 329 isolates, 229 (69.6%) were susceptible to the carbapenems tested, including imipenem and meropenem; while 100 (30.4%) were non-susceptible to more than one of the carbapenems. Genes encoding imipenemase-6 (IMP-6) and Verona imipenemase-2 (VIM-2) MBLs were identified in 21 (6.4%) isolates (n = 17 and 4, respectively). All MBL-producing isolates showed multi-drug resistant phenotype, and a majority (n = 19) of the isolates were identified as sequence type 235 (ST235). The remaining isolates (n = 2) were identified as ST309 and ST463.

CONCLUSION: P. aeruginosa ST235 might play an important role in dissemination of MBL genes in Korea.
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DOI
10.3947/ic.2015.47.1.33
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Laboratory Medicine (진단검사의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Yonsei Biomedical Research Center (연세의생명연구원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Kyungwon(이경원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3788-2134
Jeong, Seok Hoon(정석훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9290-897X
Hong, Jun Sung(홍준성)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/139876
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