Presence of quinolone resistance to qnrB1 genes and blaOXA-48carbapenemase in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Spain
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
; 32(7): 441-442, ago.-sept. 2014. tab
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-125439
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
ABSTRACT
A study is presented on the presence of quinolone resistance qnrB1 genes in clinical isolates belonging to the largest series of infections caused by OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a single-centre outbreak in Spain. Evidence is also provided, according to in vitro results, that there is a possibility of co-transfer of plasmid harbouring blaOXA-48 with an other plasmid harbouring qnrB1 in presence of low antibiotic concentrations of fluoroquinolones, showing the risk of multi-resistance screening
RESUMEN
En este estudio caracterizamos la presencia del gen de resistencia a quinolonas qnrB1 en aislados clínicos pertenecientes a la mayor serie de Klebsiella pneumoniae productora de OXA-48 en un brote de un únicohospital en España. Este trabajo ofrece evidencias, mediante ensayos de conjugación in vitro, de que es posible la cotransferencia de plasmidos que albergan blaOXA-48 junto con otros plásmidos que contienenqnrB1 en presencia de bajas concentraciones de fluoroquinolonas, mostrando el riesgo de selección decorresistencias
Full text:
Available
Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Klebsiella Infections
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Carbapenems
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Quinolones
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario La Paz/Spain
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Universidad de Sevilla/Spain