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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;53: e20190044, 2020. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1057279

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Abstract INTRODUCTION: Acinetobacter baumannii are opportunistic bacteria, highly capable of acquiring antimicrobial resistance through the production of carbapenemases and aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs). METHODS: Carbapenemase and AME genes were investigated in A. baumannii recovered from inpatients of a Brazilian hospital. RESULTS: The key genes found were bla OXA-51-like, the association ISAba1- bla OXA-23-like, and the AME genes aph(3´)-VI, aac(6´)-Ib, aac(3)-Ia, and aph(3´)-Ia. Different clusters spread through the institution wards. CONCLUSIONS: The dissemination of bla OXA-23-like and AME-carrying A. baumannii through the hospital highlights the need for improved preventive measures to reduce the spread of infection.


Subject(s)
Humans , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzymology , Aminoglycosides/genetics , Brazil , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Tertiary Care Centers , Intensive Care Units , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 115: e200371, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: biblio-1135238

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BACKGROUND Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks have been associated with pandemic International Clones (ICs), but the virulence factors involved with their pathogenicity are sparsely understood. Pigment production has been linked with bacterial pathogenicity, however, this phenotype is rarely observed in A. baumannii. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to characterise the reddish-brown pigment produced by A. baumannii strains, and to determine its biosynthetic pathway by genomic approaches. METHODS Pigment characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility were conducted by phenotypic tests. The clonal relationship was obtained by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). The genome of an A. baumannii was obtained for characterisation of genes involved with pigment production. FINDINGS The pyomelanin was the pigment produced by A. baumannii. Strains were extensively drug resistant and belonged to the IC-5/ST79. The pyomelanin biosynthetic pathway was determined and presented a particular architecture concerning the peripheral (tyrB, phhB and hpd) and central (hmgB, hmgC and hmgR) metabolic pathway genes. The identification of a distant HmgA homologue, probably without dioxygenase activity, could explain pyomelanin production. Virulence determinants involved with adherence (csuA/BABCDE and a T5bSS-carrying genomic island), and iron uptake (basABCDEFGHIJ, bauABCDEF and barAB) were characterised. MAIN CONCLUSION There is a biosynthetic pathway compatible with the pyomelanin production observed in persistent A. baumannii IC-5 strains.


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Humans , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Biosynthetic Pathways/genetics , Melanins , beta-Lactamases , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Multilocus Sequence Typing , Pandemics , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; Braz. j. infect. dis;23(6): 371-380, Nov.-Dec. 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1089307

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ABSTRACT Introduction: The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii outside hospitals remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of multidrug-resistance (MDR) A. baumannii in the extra-hospital environment in Mthatha, South Africa and to investigate the frequency of carbapenemase-encoding genes. Material and Methods: From August 2016 to July 2017 a total of 598 abattoir samples and 689 aquatic samples were collected and analyzed presumptively by cultural methods for the presence of A. baumannii using CHROMagar™ Acinetobacter medium. Species identification was performed by autoSCAN-4 (Dade Behring Inc., IL) and confirmed by the detection of their intrinsic blaOXA-51 gene. Confirmed MDR A. baumannii isolates were screened for the presence of carbapenemase-encoding genes, ISAba1 insertion sequence and integrase intI1. Results: In total, 248 (19.3%) Acinetobacter species were isolated. Acinetobacter. baumannii was detected in 183 (73.8%) of which 85 (46.4%) and 98 (53.6%) were recovered from abattoir and aquatic respectively. MDR A. baumannii was detected in 56.5% (48/85) abattoir isolates and 53.1% (52/98) aquatic isolates. Isolates showed high resistance to antimicrobials most frequently used to treat Acinetobacter infections such as piperacillin/tazobactam; abattoir (98% of isolates resistant), aquatic (94% of isolates resistant), ceftazidime (84%, 83%), ciprofloxacin (71%, 70%), amikacin (41%, 42%), imipenem (75%, 73%), and meropenem (74%, 71%). All the isolates were susceptible to tigecycline and colistin. All the isolates carried blaOXA-51-like. The blaOXA-23 was detected in 32 (66.7%) abattoir isolates and 11 (21.2%) aquatic isolates. The blaOXA-58-like was positive in 7 (14.6%) and 4 (7.7%) abattoir and aquatic isolates, respectively. Both groups of isolates lacked blaOXA-24-like, blaIMP-type, blaVIM-type, blaNDM-1, blaSIM, blaAmpC, ISAba1 and inI1. Isolates showed high level of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index (MARI) ranging from 0.20-0.52. Conclusion: Extra-hospital sources such as abattoir and aquatic environments may be a vehicle of spread of MDR A. baumannii strains in the community and hospital settings.


Subject(s)
Humans , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , South Africa/epidemiology , Acinetobacter Infections/transmission , Acinetobacter Infections/epidemiology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Prospective Studies , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics
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Rev. argent. microbiol ; Rev. argent. microbiol;51(3): 247-250, set. 2019. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1041832

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Se estudiaron 100 aislados consecutivos y no epidemiológicamente relacionados de Acinetobacter baumannii resistentes a los carbapenems, recuperados entre enero y agosto de 2016 de muestras clínicas en 11 hospitales de 10 provincias de la Argentina, ubicadas en distintas regiones del país. Los genes que codifican las carbapenemasas de Ambler clase D y clase B se investigaron mediante la técnica de PCR utilizando cebadores específicos. Todos los aislados se agruparon mediante las técnicas de 3-locus sequence typing y la secuenciación del gen blaOXA-51-like. El gen blaOXA-23 se recuperó en todos los aislados estudiados. La población de A. baumannii resistente a carbapenems en Argentina estuvo asociada, principalmente, con ST1 (45%), ST25 (34%) y ST79 (15%). ST25 se recuperó en todas las regiones estudiadas y no se detectó CC2.


One hundred sequential, epidemiologically unrelated carbapenem-resistant- Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from 11 hospitals in 10 Argentine provinces were collected between January and August 2016. Genes coding for Ambler class D and B carbapenemases were investigated by PCR using specific primers. All isolates were typed using the 3-locus sequence typing and b/aOXA-51-like sequence-based typing techniques. The blaOXA-23 gene was recovered in all isolates studied. The population of carbapenem-resistant- A. baumannii in Argentina was principally associated with ST1 (45%), ST25 (34%) and ST79 (15%). ST25 was recovered in all the regions studied and CC2 was not detected.


Subject(s)
Humans , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Carbapenems/pharmacology , Cross Infection/microbiology , beta-Lactam Resistance , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Argentina/epidemiology , Acinetobacter Infections/epidemiology , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzymology , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;52: e20180348, 2019.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1013316

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Abstract We report the occurrence in Brazil of the bla NDM-1 gene in Acinetobacter pittii, prior to the previously described first reports regarding the species Providencia rettgeri and Enterobacter hormaechei. Clinical isolates were investigated by polymerase chain reaction followed by bidirectional sequencing, and species was confirmed by 16S rDNA sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight spectrometry. A. pittii carrying bla NDM-1 was confirmed in a patient with no national or international travel history, or transfer from another hospital. The findings warn of the possibility of silent spread of bla NDM-1 to the community.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged, 80 and over , Acinetobacter/isolation & purification , beta-Lactamases/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Brazil , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;52: e20190243, 2019. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1020442

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Abstract INTRODUCTION In recent decades, the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter isolates has increased, and the production of oxacillinase (OXA)-type carbapenemases is the main mechanism underlying resistance. We evaluated OXA production from 114 Acinetobacter isolates collected between March and December 2013 from different clinical specimens of patients in two hospitals (Hospital 1 [n = 61] and Hospital 2 [n = 53]) located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We also evaluated the genetic diversity of OXA-producing isolates. METHODS All the isolates were identified through the automated system Vitek II and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF MS as belonging to the A. baumannii-A. calcoaceticuscomplex. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles were verified through agar diffusion tests. The presence of OXA-encoding genes was confirmed by PCR. The genetic diversity of isolates positive for carbapenemase production was analyzed through pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. RESULTS There was a high rate of resistance to carbapenems in the isolates (imipenem: 96%; meropenem: 92%) from both hospitals. Moreover, a high percentage (95.6%) of OXA-23-positive isolates was observed for both hospitals, indicating that this was the main mechanism of carbapenem-resistance among the studied population. In addition, most isolates (96.5%) were positive for bla OXA-51. A high genetic diversity and a few major genotypes were found among the OXA-23-positive isolates analyzed. Only intra-hospital dissemination was observed. CONCLUSIONS The elevated dissemination of bla OXA-23-like observed among Acinetobacter isolates from both the studied hospitals highlights the need for continuous epidemiological surveillance in these institutions.


Subject(s)
Humans , Acinetobacter/enzymology , beta-Lactamases/drug effects , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter/drug effects , Acinetobacter/genetics , beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis , Brazil , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Hospitals, General , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;52: e20190237, 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1020446

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Abstract INTRODUCTION: The increased use of colistin against infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa has resulted in colistin resistance. The purpose of this study was to detect plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene in colistin-resistant A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa isolates. METHODS: A total of 146 clinical isolates of A. baumannii (n = 62) and P. aeruginosa (n = 84) were collected from the four largest tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan. All bacterial isolates were phenotypically screened for multidrug resistance using the Kirby-Baur disc diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of colistin in all isolates was phenotypically performed using dilution methods. mcr-1 gene was detected through polymerase chain reaction and the nucleotide sequence of amplicon was determined using Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: Approximately 96.7% A. baumannii and 83.3% P. aeruginosa isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics. Colistin resistance was found in 9.6% (6/62) of A. baumannii and 11.9% (10/84) of P. aeruginosa isolates. Among 16 colistin resistant isolates, the mcr-1 gene was detected in one A. baumannii (1.61% of total isolates; 16.6% of colistin resistant isolates) and one P. aeruginosa strain (1.19% of total isolates; 10% of colistin resistant isolates). Nucleotide BLAST showed 98-99% sequence similarity to sequences of the mcr-1 gene in GenBank. CONCLUSIONS: Our study reports, for the first time, the emergence of plasmid-mediated mcr-1-encoded colistin resistance in multidrug resistant strains of A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa. Further large scales studies are recommended to investigate the prevalence of this mode of resistance in these highly pathogenic bacteria.


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Humans , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics , Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Pakistan , Plasmids/genetics , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects
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Colomb. med ; 48(4): 183-190, Oct.-Dec. 2017. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-890877

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Abstract Introduction: The extensive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multi-resistant strains in some species of the genus Acinetobacter. Objective: To investigate the molecular characteristics of multidrug-resistant of Acinetobacter ssp. strains isolated from 52 patients collected between March 2009 and July 2010 in medical intensive care units in Cali - Colombia. Methods: The susceptibility to various classes of antibiotics was determined by disc diffusion method, and the determination of the genomic species was carried out using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and by sequencing of the 16s rDNA gene. Also, the genes of beta-lactamases as well as, integrases IntI1 and IntI2 were analyzed by PCR method. Results: The phenotypic identification showed that the isolates belong mainly to A. calcoaceticus- A. baumannii complex. All of them were multi-resistant to almost the whole antibiotics except to tigecycline and sulperazon, and they were grouped into five (I to V) different antibiotypes, being the antibiotype I the most common (50.0%). The percent of beta-lactamases detected was: blaTEM (17.3%), blaCTX-M (9.6%), blaVIM (21.2%), blaIMP (7.7%), blaOXA-58 (21.2%), and blaOXA-51 (21.2%). The phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the isolates were clustering to A. baumannii (74.1%), A. nosocomialis (11.1%) and A. calcoaceticus (7.4 %). Besides, the integron class 1 and class 2 were detected in 23.1% and 17.3% respectively. Conclusion: The isolates were identified to species A. baumanii mainly, and they were multiresistant. The resistance to beta-lactams may be by for presence of beta-lactamases in the majority of the isolates.


Resumen Introducción: El uso extensivo de antibióticos ha llevado a la emergencia de cepas multirresistentes en algunas especies del género Acinetobacter. Objetivo: Investigar las características moleculares de resistencia a múltiples fármacos de cepas aisladas de Acinetobacter spp. colectadas entre marzo de 2009 y julio de 2010 en 52 pacientes de unidades de cuidados intensivos en Cali - Colombia. Métodos: La susceptibilidad a diversas clases de antibióticos se determinó mediante el método de difusión de disco, y la determinación de la especie genómica se llevó a cabo usando un análisis de restricción de ADN ribosómico amplificado (ARDRA) y mediante la secuenciación del gen 16s de ADNr. Además, se analizaron por el método de PCR los genes de las beta-lactamasas, como también, las integrasas IntI1 e IntI2. Resultados: La identificación fenotípica mostró que los aislamientos pertenecen principalmente al complejo A. calcoaceticus - A. baumannii. Todos ellos eran multirresistentes a casi todos los antibióticos excepto tigeciclina y sulperazón, y se agruparon en cinco (I a V) antibitipos diferentes, siendo el antibiotipo I el más común (50%). El porcentaje de betalactamasas detectadas fue: blaTEM (17,3%), blaCTX-M (9,6%), blaVIM (21,2%), blaIMP (7,7%), blaOXA-58 (21,2%), blaOXA- 51 (21.2%). El análisis del árbol filogenético mostró que los aislados se agrupaban en A. baumannii (74.1%), A. nosocomialis (11.1%) y A. calcoaceticus (7.4%). Además, el integrón clase 1 y clase 2 se detectaron en 23.1% y 17.3% respectivamente. Conclusión: los aislamientos se identificaron principalmente como la especie A. baumanii, y fueron multirresistentes. La resistencia a los betalactámicos puede deberse a la presencia de betalactamasas en la mayoría de los aislamientos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Acinetobacter/drug effects , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Acinetobacter/classification , Acinetobacter/genetics , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter Infections/epidemiology , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , DNA, Ribosomal/genetics , Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Colombia , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests , Intensive Care Units
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Braz. j. microbiol ; Braz. j. microbiol;48(2): 196-197, April.-June 2017.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-839366

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Abstract Worldwide increasing emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. has rendered the limited availability of effective antimicrobial agents and has become a major public health concern. In this study, we report the draft genome sequence of A. pittii TCM156, a multidrug-resistant isolate that harbored the blaOXA-357 gene. The genome sequence was further analyzed by various bioinformatics methods. The genome size was estimated to be 3,807,313 bp with 3508 predicted coding regions and G + C content is 38.7%. These findings have raised awareness of the possible emergence of OXA-type enzyme-producing A. pittii isolate in China.


Subject(s)
Acinetobacter/genetics , beta-Lactamases/metabolism , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , Genome, Bacterial , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Base Composition , Acinetobacter/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter/drug effects , Acinetobacter/enzymology , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , China
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Braz. j. infect. dis ; Braz. j. infect. dis;20(6): 556-563, Nov.-Dec. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-828166

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ABSTRACT Background: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) is an important cause of nosocomial infections especially in intensive care units. This study aimed to assess clinical aspects and the genetic background of CRAb among ICU patients at a Brazilian teaching hospital. Methods: 56 critically ill patients colonized or infected by CRAb, during ICU stay, were prospectively assessed. Based on imipenem MIC ≥ 4 µg/mL, 28 CRAB strains were screened for the presence of genes encoding metallo-β-lactamases and OXA-type β-lactamases. The blaOXA-type genes were characterized by PCR using primers targeting ISAba-1 or -3. Genetic diversity of blaOXA-positive strains was determined by ERIC-PCR analysis. Results: Patient's mean age (±SD) was 61 (±15.1), and 58.9% were male. Eighty-percent of the patients presented risk factors for CRAb colonization, mainly invasive devices (87.5%) and previous antibiotic therapy (77.6%). Thirty-three patients died during hospital stay (59.0%). Resistance to carbapenems was associated with a high prevalence of blaOXA-23 (51.2%) and/or blaOXA-143 (18.6%) genes. ERIC-PCR genotyping identified 10 clusters among OXA-producing CRAb. Three CRAb strains exhibited additional resistance to polymyxin B (MIC ≥ 4 µg/mL), whereas 10 CRAb strains showed tigecycline MICs > 2 µg/mL. Conclusions: In this study, clonally unrelated OXA-123- and OXA-143-producing A. baumannii strains in ICU patients were strongly correlated to colonization with infected patients being associated with a poor outcome.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzymology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Brazil , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Prospective Studies , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction , Genotype , Hospitals, Teaching , Intensive Care Units
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 111(9): 592-593, Sept. 2016.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-794730

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Acinetobacter pittii has emerged as an important hospital pathogen that is associated with outbreaks and drug resistance. In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, the detection of Acinetobacter spp. is rare; however, we isolated the A. pittii sequence type ST643 in several Brazilian CF patients treated in the same centre. The current study describes the draft genome of A. pittii ST643.


Subject(s)
Humans , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter/genetics , Cystic Fibrosis/microbiology , Acinetobacter/classification , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Genome, Bacterial , Multilocus Sequence Typing , Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;49(4): 433-440, July-Aug. 2016. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-792800

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Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Members of the Acinetobacter genus are key pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections, and they tend to spread and develop new antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Oxacillinases are primarily responsible for resistance to carbapenem antibiotics. Higher rates of carbapenem hydrolysis might be ascribed to insertion sequences, such as the ISAba1 sequence, near bla OXA genes. The present study examined the occurrence of the genetic elements bla OXA and ISAba1 and their relationship with susceptibility to carbapenems in clinical isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii complex. METHODS: Isolates identified over 6 consecutive years in a general hospital in Joinville, Southern Brazil, were evaluated. The investigation of 5 families of genes encoding oxacillinases and the ISAba1 sequence location relative to bla OXA genes was conducted using polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: All isolates presented the bla OXA-51-like gene (n = 78), and 91% tested positive for the bla OXA-23-like gene (n = 71). The presence of ISAba1 was exclusively detected in isolates carrying the bla OXA-23-like gene. All isolates in which ISAba1 was found upstream of the bla OXA-23-like gene (n = 69) showed resistance to carbapenems, whereas the only isolate in which ISAba1 was not located near the bla OXA-23-like gene was susceptible to carbapenems. The ISAba1 sequence position of another bla OXA-23-like-positive isolate was inconclusive. The isolates exclusively carrying the bla OXA-51-like gene (n = 7) showed susceptibility to carbapenems. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of the ISAba1 sequence upstream of the bla OXA-23-like gene was strongly associated with carbapenem resistance in isolates of the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex in the hospital center studied.


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Humans , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Carbapenems/pharmacology , Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/drug effects , beta-Lactam Resistance/genetics , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Phenotype , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Brazil , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter calcoaceticus/genetics , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Genotype
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;49(3): 300-304, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-785786

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Abstract: Introduction: The drug resistant Acinetobacter strains are important causes of nosocomial infections that are difficult to control and treat. This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Acinetobacter strains isolated from different clinical specimens obtained from patients belonging to different age groups. METHODS: In total, 716 non-duplicate Acinetobacter isolates were collected from the infected patients admitted to tertiary-care hospitals at Lahore, Pakistan, over a period of 28 months. The Acinetobacter isolates were identified using API 20E, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed and interpreted according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. RESULTS: The isolation rate of Acinetobacter was high from the respiratory specimens, followed by wound samples. Antibiotic susceptibility analyses of the isolates revealed that the resistance to cefotaxime and ceftazidime was the most common, in 710 (99.2%) specimens each, followed by the resistance to gentamicin in 670 (93.6%) isolates, and to imipenem in 651 (90.9%) isolates. However, almost all isolates were susceptible to tigecycline, colistin, and polymyxin B. CONCLUSIONS: The present study showed the alarming trends of resistance of Acinetobacter strains isolated from clinical specimens to the various classes of antimicrobials. The improvement of microbiological techniques for earlier and more accurate identification of bacteria is necessary for the selection of appropriate treatments.


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Humans , Acinetobacter/drug effects , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Acinetobacter/classification , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Age Distribution
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 111(5): 355-358, May 2016. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-782052

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Acinetobacter baumannii, a strictly aerobic, non-fermentative, Gram-negative coccobacillary rod-shaped bacterium, is an opportunistic pathogen in humans. We recently isolated a multidrug-resistant A. baumannii strain KBN10P02143 from the pus sample drawn from a surgical patient in South Korea. We report the complete genome of this strain, which consists of 4,139,396 bp (G + C content, 39.08%) with 3,868 protein-coding genes, 73 tRNAs and six rRNA operons. Identification of the genes related to multidrug resistance from this genome and the discovery of a novel conjugative plasmid will increase our understanding of the pathogenicity associated with this species.


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Humans , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics , Genome, Bacterial/genetics , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Republic of Korea , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop;49(1): 130-134, Jan.-Feb. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-776530

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Abstract: New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is a bacterial enzyme that renders the bacteria resistant to a variety of beta-lactam antibiotics. A 20-year-old man was hospitalized several times for surgical treatment and complications caused by a right-sided vestibular schwannoma. Although the patient acquired several multidrug-resistant infections, this study focuses on the NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter spp. infection. As it was resistant to all antimicrobials tested, the medical team developed a 20-day regimen of 750mg/day metronidazole, 2,000,000IU/day polymyxin B, and 100mg/day tigecycline. The treatment was effective, and the patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Young Adult , Acinetobacter/enzymology , beta-Lactamases , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Acinetobacter/drug effects , Acinetobacter Infections/drug therapy , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Cross Infection/drug therapy , Treatment Outcome , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
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Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-48338

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BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii has a greater clinical impact and exhibits higher antimicrobial resistance rates than the non-baumannii Acinetobacter species. Therefore, the correct identification of Acinetobacter species is clinically important. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) has recently become the method of choice for identifying bacterial species. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of MALDI-TOF MS (Bruker Daltonics GmbH, Germany) in combination with an improved database to identify various Acinetobacter species. METHODS: A total of 729 Acinetobacter clinical isolates were investigated, including 447 A. baumannii, 146 A. nosocomialis, 78 A. pittii, 18 A. ursingii, 9 A. bereziniae, 9 A. soli, 4 A. johnsonii, 4 A. radioresistens, 3 A. gyllenbergii, 3 A. haemolyticus, 2 A. lwoffii, 2 A. junii, 2 A. venetianus, and 2 A. genomospecies 14TU. After 212 isolates were tested with the default Bruker database, the profiles of 63 additional Acinetobacter strains were added to the default database, and 517 isolates from 32 hospitals were assayed for validation. All strains in this study were confirmed by rpoB sequencing. RESULTS: The addition of the 63 Acinetobacter strains' profiles to the default Bruker database increased the overall concordance rate between MALDI-TOF MS and rpoB sequencing from 69.8% (148/212) to 100.0% (517/517). Moreover, after library modification, all previously mismatched 64 Acinetobacter strains were correctly identified. CONCLUSIONS: MALDI-TOF MS enables the prompt and accurate identification of clinically significant Acinetobacter species when used with the improved database.


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Humans , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Databases, Factual , Phylogeny , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry , Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; Biomédica (Bogotá);35(4): 522-530, oct.-dic. 2015. graf, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-768082

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Introducción. Acinetobacter baumannii es una bacteria oportunista que infecta a pacientes gravemente enfermos, principalmente con neumonía asociada al uso del respirador y bacteriemia. La aparición de resistencia a los carbapenémicos limita las opciones terapéuticas para el manejo de las infecciones ocasionadas por esta bacteria. Objetivo. Describir las características clínicas y moleculares de las infecciones ocasionadas por A. baumannii resistente a carbapenémicos en hospitales de Medellín. Materiales y métodos. Durante dos años se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en cinco hospitales de Medellín. La información clínica provenía de las historias clínicas. La presencia de carbapenemasas se evaluó mediante el test tridimensional y la técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa. La tipificación molecular se hizo con electroforesis en gel de campo pulsado y tipificación de secuencias de múltiples locus. Resultados. Se incluyeron 32 pacientes, 13 de los cuales presentaban infecciones de la piel y los tejidos blandos (n=7, 21,9 %), y osteomielitis (n=6, 18,7 %). Los porcentajes de resistencia fueron superiores a 80 % para todos los antibióticos evaluados, excepto para la colistina y la tigecilina. Las carbapenemasas OXA-23 y OXA-51, así como la secuencia de inserción IS Aba1 , se detectaron en todos los aislamientos. La electroforesis en gel de campo pulsado reveló una gran diversidad genética en los aislamientos, y la tipificación de secuencias de múltiples locus evidenció la circulación de los clones ST229 y ST758 en la ciudad. Conclusión. Contrario a lo reportado previamente, los resultados del estudio revelaron que la osteomielitis y las infecciones de la piel y los tejidos blandos eran los principales cuadros clínicos causados por A. baumannii resistente a carbapenémicos en instituciones de Medellín, y resaltan su importancia como agente etiológico de este tipo de infecciones.


Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterium which infects seriously ill patients, particularly those with ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia. The emergence of resistance to carbapenem limits the options for the treatment of infections caused by this bacterium. Objective: To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii in Medellín hospitals. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in five Medellín hospitals over a 2-year period. Clinical information was obtained from medical histories of patients. The presence of carbapenemases was evaluated by three-dimensional test and PCR. Molecular typing was performed using PFGE and MLST. Results: The study included 32 patients, 13 of whom presented skin and soft tissue infections (n=7, 21.9%) or osteomyelitis (n=6, 18.7%). Resistance rates of the isolates exceeded 80% for all the antibiotics evaluated except colistin and tigecycline. Carbapenemases OXA-23 and OXA-51, as well as the insertion sequence IS Aba1 , were detected in all the isolates. PFGE revealed high genetic diversity in the isolates and MLST showed clones ST229 and ST758 are circulating in the city. Conclusion: In contrast to previous reports, the results of the present study showed osteomyelitis and infections of skin and soft tissues to be the main infections caused by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii in Medellín hospitals and revealed its importance as an etiological agent for this type of infections.


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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Osteomyelitis/epidemiology , Acinetobacter Infections/epidemiology , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/epidemiology , Soft Tissue Infections/epidemiology , beta-Lactam Resistance , Acinetobacter baumannii/isolation & purification , Osteomyelitis/microbiology , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Hospitals, Urban , Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/microbiology , Colombia/epidemiology , Soft Tissue Infections/microbiology , beta-Lactam Resistance/genetics , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/enzymology , Acinetobacter baumannii/genetics
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Braz. j. microbiol ; Braz. j. microbiol;46(4): 1119-1124, Oct.-Dec. 2015. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-769658

ABSTRACT

Abstract Acinetobacter baumannii is a frequently isolated etiologic agent of nosocomial infections, especially in intensive care units. With the increase in multi-drug resistance of A. baumannii isolates, finding appropriate treatment alternatives for infections caused by these bacteria has become more difficult, and available alternate treatments include the use of older antibiotics such as colistin or a combination of antibiotics. The current study aimed to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of various antibiotic combinations against multi-drug resistant A. baumannii strains. Thirty multi-drug and carbapenem resistant A. baumannii strains isolated at the Ankara Training and Research Hospital between June 2011 and June 2012 were used in the study. Antibiotic susceptibility tests and species-level identification were performed using conventional methods and the VITEK 2 system. The effects of meropenem, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, tigecycline, and colistin alone and in combination with sulbactam against the isolates were studied using Etest (bioMérieux) in Mueller-Hinton agar medium. Fractional inhibitory concentration index (FIC) was used to determine the efficacy of the various combinations. While all combinations showed a predominant indifferent effect, a synergistic effect was also observed in 4 of the 5 combinations. Synergy was demonstrated in 43% of the isolates with the meropenem-sulbactam combination, in 27% of the isolates with tigecycline-sulbactam, and in 17% of the isolates with colistin-sulbactam and amikacin-sulbactam. No synergy was detected with the sulbactam-ciprofloxacin combination and antagonism was detected only in the sulbactam-colistin combination (6.66% of the isolates). Antibiotic combinations can be used as an alternative treatment approach in multi-drug resistant A. baumannii infections.


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Acinetobacter Infections/drug effects , Acinetobacter Infections/growth & development , Acinetobacter Infections/microbiology , Acinetobacter Infections/pharmacology , Acinetobacter baumannii/drug effects , Acinetobacter baumannii/growth & development , Acinetobacter baumannii/microbiology , Acinetobacter baumannii/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/growth & development , Anti-Bacterial Agents/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/drug effects , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/growth & development , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/microbiology , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/pharmacology , Drug Synergism/drug effects , Drug Synergism/growth & development , Drug Synergism/microbiology , Drug Synergism/pharmacology , Humans/drug effects , Humans/growth & development , Humans/microbiology , Humans/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/drug effects , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/growth & development , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/microbiology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/pharmacology , Sulbactam/drug effects , Sulbactam/growth & development , Sulbactam/microbiology , Sulbactam/pharmacology
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