Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in effluents and sludge of a hospital sewage treatment plant.

AIMS: To detect ESBL (extended-spectrum beta-lactamase)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae present in the effluents and sludge of a hospital sewage treatment plant, evaluating the treatment plant's potential to remove these micro-organisms. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty samples (crude sewage, UASB reactor effluent, filtered effluent and sludge) were collected in the period from May to December 2006, in order to analyse antimicrobial susceptibility and to check ESBL production, the disc-diffusion and the combined disc methods were used. Total and faecal coliform concentrations were also determined. ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae were detected in all samples analysed, representing 46 x 5% of the total strains isolated. Among the non-ESBL-producing strains, 26% were multiresistant and one strain resistant to eight of the nine antimicrobials tested was detected in the treated effluent. CONCLUSIONS: The hospital wastewater treatment plant did not show a satisfactory efficacy in removing pathogenic micro-organisms, allowing for the dissemination of multiresistant bacteria into the environment. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The inefficacy of hospital wastewater treatment plants can result in routes of dissemination of multiresistant bacteria and their genes of resistance into the environment, thus contaminating water resources, and having serious negative impact on public health.     

Characteristics and clinical value of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases]

The literature data and the findings of the authors' studies on the role of extended-spectrum bata-lactamases (ESBL) in providing the clinical effect in the treatment of infections due to ESBL-producing organisms were analyzed. The analysis allowed to consider the NCCLS recommendations not sufficiently valid. According to these recommendations the ESBL-producing organisms (among E. coli and Klebsiella spp.) should be regarded as resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins and aztreonam. Susceptibility of 62 Enterobacteriaceae strains that were isolated in 4 therapeutic centres of Tomsk, Nazran and Moscow and proved to be ESBL-producing organisms was tested and it was shown that the 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins could not be referred to a homogenous group. The same was confirmed by the prospective and retrospective investigations of a multiprofile hospital on the clinical and bacteriological efficacies of the 3rd generation cephalosporins and cefepime in the treatment of hospital-acquired infections due to Enterobacteriaceae strains producing ESBL.     

A Multidisciplinary Intervention to Reduce Infections of ESBL- and AmpC-Producing,Gram-Negative Bacteria at a University Hospital

In response to a considerable increase in the infections caused by ESBL/AmpC-producing Klebsiella pneumonia in 2008, a multidisciplinary intervention, with a main focus on antimicrobial stewardship, was carried out at one university hospital. Four other hospitals were used as controls. Stringent guidelines for antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis were disseminated throughout the intervention hospital; cephalosporins were restricted for prophylaxis use only, fluoroquinolones for empiric use in septic shock only, and carbapenems were selected for penicillin-allergic patients, infections due to ESBL/AmpC-producing and other resistant bacteria, in addition to their use in severe sepsis/septic shock. Piperacillin-tazobactam ± gentamicin was recommended for empiric treatments of most febrile conditions. The intervention also included education and guidance on infection control, as well as various other surveillances. Two year follow-up data on the incidence rates of patients with selected bacterial infections, outcomes, and antibiotic consumption were assessed, employing before-and-after analysis and segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series, using the other hospitals as controls. The intervention led to a sustained change in antimicrobial consumption, and the incidence of patients infected with ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae decreased significantly (p<0.001). The incidences of other hospital-associated infections also declined (p’s<0.02), but piperacillin-tazobactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecium infections increased (p’s<0.033). In wards with high antimicrobial consumption, the patient gut carrier rate of ESBL-producing bacteria significantly decreased (p = 0.023). The unadjusted, all-cause 30-day mortality rates of K. pneumoniae and E. coli were unchanged over the four-year period, with similar results in all five hospitals. Although not statistically significant, the 30-day mortality rate of patients with ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae decreased, from 35% in 2008–2009, to 17% in 2010–2011. The two-year follow-up data indicated that this multidisciplinary intervention led to a statistically significant decrease in the incidence of ESBL/AmpC-resistant K. pneumoniae infections, as well as in the incidences of other typical hospital-associated bacterial infections.     

仙居县儿童下呼吸道感染肺炎克雷伯菌耐药性分析

目的分析仙居人民医院住院下呼吸道感染患儿临床分离肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药特征,为临床合理用药提供依据。方法选择2012年7月至2013年7月该院下呼吸道感染肺炎克雷伯菌阳性患儿81例。对患儿的临床一般资料进行分析,对临床分离菌株进行细菌鉴定,用18种抗生素进行药敏试验,采用WHONET5．4分析软件进行统计。结果2012年7月至2013年7月共分离出81株肺炎克雷伯菌,ESBLs阳性42株,检出率为51．85％。所有菌株对亚胺培南、厄他培南、左旋氧氟沙星、丁胺卡那100％敏感。对氨苄西林耐药率为100％。ESBLs阴性菌株对氨曲南、头孢曲松、头孢他啶、头孢唑啉、头孢吡肟100％敏感,而ESBLs阳性菌株则100％耐药。ESBLs阴性菌株对其他抗生素的耐药率为氨苄西彬舒巴坦（12．82％）、环丙沙星（2．56％）、头孢替坦（O％）、呋喃妥因（20．51％）、庆大霉素（5．13％）、复方新诺明（17．85％）、妥布霉素（2．56％）、哌拉西林／他唑巴坦（2．56％）;ESBLs阳性菌株对其他抗生素的耐药率为氨苄西林／舒巴坦（73．80％）、环丙沙星（2．38％）、头孢替坦（16．67％）、呋喃妥因（61．90％）、庆大霉素（28．57％）、复方新诺明（54．76％）、妥布霉素（7．14％）、哌拉西林／他唑巴坦（7．14％）。结论本地区患儿中肺炎克雷伯菌耐药性较高,临床应重视病原菌的检测。     

呼吸道感染患者多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药及危险因素分析

摘要 目的：探讨与分析呼吸道感染患者多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药及危险因素。方法：选择2015年1月到2020年2月本院诊治的呼吸道感染患者65例作为研究对象,收集患者的临床样本进行细菌分离与耐药分析,调查患者的临床资料并进行危险因素分析。结果：在呼吸道感染患者65例中,分离出多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌32株,占比49.2 %,其中下呼吸道、上呼吸道、灌洗液、血液标本分别占50.0 %、9.4 %、25.0 %、6.3 %。32株多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌对头孢曲松、头孢呋辛、氨苄西林、头孢吡肟、头孢噻肟的耐药率分别为71.9 %、87.5 %、96.9 %、84.4 %、81.3 %,对阿米卡星、头孢替坦、左氧氟沙星、亚胺培南、环丙沙星的敏感率分别为59.4 %、68.8 %、81.3 %、75.0 %、81.3 %。非条件 Logistic回归分析显示血型A型、碳青霉烯类抗菌药物使用、引流、机械通气、糖尿病等为导致多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。结论：多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染在呼吸道感染患者中比较常见,对头孢呋辛、氨苄西林的耐药率比较高,对左氧氟沙星、环丙沙星的敏感率比较高,血型A型、碳青霉烯类抗菌药物使用、引流、机械通气、糖尿病等为导致多重耐药菌肺炎克雷伯菌感染的独立危险因素。     

Analysis of plasmid profile of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae circulating in hospitals

Certain pheno- and genotype properties of S. typhimurium and some other representatives of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to antimicrobial drugs were studied. The strains were isolated from children with salmonellosis within 4 months when an infection hospital was subjected to microbiological observation. It was shown that by their antibiotic resistance, phagovars and molecular weights of the plasmid DNas, the strains S. typhimurium were similar to those isolated during hospital infections. The conjugative plasmids responsible for antibiotic resistance in some strains did not differ in their molecular weights and antibiotic resistance markers. The strains S. typhimurium similar in their pheno- and genotype properties were isolated only from 2 patients which allowed one to consider it possible that the patients were infected by the strains of common genesis. Analysis of nonpathogenic representatives of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the patients along with the S. typhimurium strains confirmed the fact that the patients were infected with the same pathogenic strain.     

连续12年产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌感染分布及耐药性分析

目的了解产超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）肺炎克雷伯菌（KPN）的临床分布及耐药性,为临床合理选用抗菌药物提供依据。方法用常规方法,结合法国梅里埃公司的自动化细菌鉴定分析仪分离鉴定细菌;用K-B纸片扩散法进行药敏试验;用双纸片协同筛选法和酶抑制剂增强纸片法检测ESBLs。对中国医科大学附属盛京医院1999年1月至2010年12月期间临床分离的产ESBLs和非产ESBLs KPN菌株的临床分布及其耐药趋势进行回顾性分析。结果 KPN的ESBLs检出率分别从1999年的19.82%上升至2010年的49.34%;KPN主要分离于痰占52.4%,其次是血液占17.74%,主要来源于外科病区和新生儿病区;产ESBLs菌和非产ESBLs菌对阿米卡星、左氧氟沙星等非β-内酰胺酶类抗菌药物的耐药率均显著增高,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,对亚胺培南和美罗培南都保持高度敏感,耐药率均低于2%。结论 12年间ESBLs检出率总体呈上升趋势,产ESBLs肺炎克雷伯菌表达对包括非β-内酰胺类在内的抗菌药物多重耐药,对碳青霉烯类抗菌药物仍保持高度敏感性。     

In vivo protection of penicillin-susceptible Bacteroides melaninogenicus from penicillin by facultative bacteria which produce beta-lactamase

We investigated the possibility that beta-lactamase producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus can protect organisms of the Bacteroides melaninogenicus group from penicillin. A mixed infection was induced in mice in the form of a subcutaneous abscess involving a penicillin-susceptible encapsulated B. melaninogenicus, and a beta-lactamase producing strain of either K. pneumoniae or S. aureus. The infected animals were treated for 7 days with single or combined antimicrobial therapy. The single agents used were penicillin, clavulanic acid, metronidazole, and gentamicin. The antimicrobial combinations were penicillin and clavulanic acid, penicillin and gentamicin, and metronidazole and gentamicin. Administration of a single agent was effective in treating abscesses caused by susceptible organisms. The only effective therapy for mixed infections was by combination therapy of penicillin and clavulanic acid or metronidazole and gentamicin. This study supports the hypothesis that beta-lactamase producing facultative bacteria may shield their anaerobic counterparts from penicillin therapy, thereby contributing to the persistence of the infection.     

肺炎克雷伯菌的分布特点耐药性分析

目的分析2010年至2012年房县人民医院患者肺炎克雷伯菌的耐药特点,为临床合理用药提供依据。方法对2010年至2012年该院各类感染患者标本中分离获得的肺炎克雷伯菌,采用纸片扩散法（K—B法）检测抗菌药物的敏感性,产超广谱β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）检测采用ESBLs表型筛选与确证试验,并用WHONET5．3软件对药敏结果进行统计分析。结果3年分离的肺炎克雷伯菌共计248株,分离出产ESBLs菌株102株,其对亚胺培南、美洛培南无耐药,对头孢哌酮／舒巴坦、哌拉西林／三唑巴坦、阿米卡星和头孢替坦的耐药率较低,对其他抗菌药物的耐药率均较高。结论肺炎克雷伯菌对多种抗菌药物均具有较高的耐药性,临床上治疗该菌感染时应根据药敏与ESBLs检测结果选择抗菌药物。     

Antibiotic resistance and extended spectrum beta-lactamases: Types,epidemiology and treatment

Antibiotic resistance is a problem of deep scientific concern both in hospital and community settings. Rapid detection in clinical laboratories is essential for the judicious recognition of antimicrobial resistant organisms. Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is a significant resistance-mechanism that impedes the antimicrobial treatment of infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae and is a serious threat to the currently available antibiotic armory. ESBLs are classified into several groups according to their amino acid sequence homology. Proper infection control practices and barriers are essential to prevent spread and outbreaks of ESBL producing bacteria. As bacteria have developed different strategies to counter the effects of antibiotics, the identification of the resistance mechanism may help in the discovery and design of new antimicrobial agents. The carbapenems are widely regarded as the drugs of choice for the treatment of severe infections caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, although comparative clinical trials are scarce. Hence, more expeditious diagnostic testing of ESBL-producing bacteria and the feasible modification of guidelines for community-onset bacteremia associated with different infections are prescribed.     

Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者术后血流感染病原菌分布及其影响因素的Logistic回归分析

摘要 目的：分析Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者术后血流感染病原菌分布及其影响因素。方法：选取2020年6月-2023年1月新疆医科大学第一附属医院收治的102例Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者为研究对象。患者均接受手术治疗,统计术后血流感染的发生率、病原菌分布情况。根据患者术后血流感染的发生情况将患者分为感染组（n=17）和未感染组（n=85）。收集患者的临床资料,以单因素和多因素Logistic回归分析Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者术后血流感染的危险因素。结果：102例Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者术后出现血流感染17例,感染发生率为16.67%。17例血流感染患者分离病原菌45株,其中革兰氏阴性菌29株（64.44%）、革兰氏阳性菌13株（28.89%）、真菌3株（6.67%）。感染组患者的年龄、糖尿病史、抗生素疗程、手术时长、植入人工瓣膜比例、二次气管插管比例、机械通气比例、深静脉置管时长均高于未感染组（P<0.05）。多因素Logistic回归分析发现,高龄、二次气管插管、机械通气、深静脉置管时间长、手术时长、植入人工瓣膜比例高是患者术后血流感染的独立危险因素（P<0.05）。结论：Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者术后有较高的血流感染发生率,且主要感染致病菌以革兰氏阴性菌为主,其中高龄、二次气管插管、机械通气、深静脉置管时间长、手术时长、植入人工瓣膜比例高是患者术后血流感染的危险因素。     

ICU机械通气并发下呼吸道医院感染病原菌的调查分析

目的：分析ICU机械通气并发下呼吸道医院感染病原学构成及耐药情况。为临床防治提供依据。方法：对我院1996年6月-1999年6月3间ICU收住的98例机械通气合并下呼吸道医院感染患者的致病菌及药敏结果进行回顾性调查。结果：共检出致病毒128株,其中革兰阴性细菌（G^-菌）占66.4%（85株）,革兰阳性细菌（G^ 菌）占25.8%(33株）,真菌占7.8%(10株）;前四位致病菌分别为铜绿假单胞菌（24株）,革兰阳性细菌（G^ 菌）占25.8%(33株）,真菌占7.8%(10株）;前四位致病菌分别为铜绿假单胞菌（24株）,金黄色葡萄球菌（22株）,不动杆菌属（21株）,肠杆菌属（18株）,药敏结果显示这类菌株多重耐药现象严重。结论：ICU机械通气并发下呼吸道医院感染病原体构成以G^-菌为主,其药敏试验呈多重耐药,临床应重视病原学检查,开展细菌耐药性监测,合理使用抗菌药物。     

产超广谱β-内酰胺酶肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染的耐药性、危险因素及临床结局分析

本研究旨在分析107例肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染患者的临床资料,探讨产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(extended-spectrumβ-lactamase,ESBL)肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染的耐药特点、危险因素及临床结局,为防治产ESBL肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染提供临床理论参考。选取2012年1月—2016年6月于深圳市南山区人民医院住院且血培养肺炎克雷伯菌阳性的107例患者,根据药敏结果分成产ESBL血流感染组(20例)和非产ESBL血流感染组(87例)。107例患者血流感染主要继发于肺部感染(38.32%)及泌尿系感染(14.02%),细菌对碳青霉烯类抗生素敏感性好。单因素及logistic回归分析结果显示,医院内感染和入院前有外伤史为产ESBL肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染的危险因素。总体肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染病死率为17.76%,产ESBL组与非产ESBL组之间病死率无显著性差异(25%vs.16.09%)。结果提示,产ESBL不是预测肺炎克雷伯菌血流感染患者死亡的独立危险因素。     

产超广谱β-内酰胺酶大肠埃希菌Ⅰ类整合子检测与耐药性关系

目的了解I类整合子在产ESBLs和非产ESBLs大肠埃希菌中分布状况,分析I类整合子在细菌多重耐药中的作用。方法用PCR方法扩增I类整合酶基因,经电泳后检测扩增产物。用2χ检验进行统计学分析,P<0.05为差异有显著性。结果105株大肠埃希菌检出I类整合子46株,检出率为43.8%。I类整合子在产ESBLs菌的检出率为53.4%,明显高于非产ESBLs菌(31.9%),2χ检验,P<0.01。I类整合子阳性菌株多重耐药率为68.8%(33/48),明显高于阴性菌株(33.3%),P<0.05。I类整合子阳性菌株和产ESBLs菌均对青霉素类、喹诺酮类、磺胺类抗生素表现出较高的耐药率。所有菌株均对亚胺培南敏感。结论I类整合子携带与产ESBLs菌株耐药有关,I类整合子阳性菌株对多种抗生素的耐药率大于整合子阴性菌株。     

Spectrum of pathogens in hospital infections in onco-urologic patients and their sensitivity to antibacterial drugs

Retrospective examination of case records and laboratory findings related to 155 patients discharged from the Urological Department of the All-Union Oncology Research Centre, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR within a period of 3 months showed that 41.9 per cent of the oncourological patients had infectious processes requiring antibacterial therapy. Among 80 infectious episodes 62 or 77.5 per cent were of intrahospital origin. There was a relationship of the frequency of the infections to localization of the tumor process, a patient's age, the treatment character and some diagnostic and treatment procedures. 70 per cent of the hospital infections were urinary and 15 per cent referred to suppuration of the operative wounds. The predominant causative agents of the complications were Pseudomonas spp., Klebsiella tribe, Proteus spp. and Enterococci with the highest levels of resistance to antibacterial drugs. The drugs of choice for treating the infections in that group of the patients were ofloxacin and cefotaxime. Aminoglycosides, semisynthetic penicillins, cephalosporins and urological antiseptics were used in accordance with antibioticograms. In the treatment of severe gram-negative infections dioxydin was used. Since hospital infections in oncourological patients are usually caused by hospital multiple resistant strains of microorganisms, often present in associations, the adequate antibacterial therapy requires constant bacteriological surveillance providing not only the choice of the most efficient drug but also early correction of the therapy after the pathogen change.     

Beta-lactamases with a wide substrate spectrum in gram negative strictly anaerobic rods

This study was performed to determine the susceptibility of the clinical strains of Gram-negative strictly anaerobic rods to newer beta-lactam antibiotics. Also, the trial was undertaken to detect strains producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and inducible beta-lactamases (IBLs) among Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp. rods isolated from hospitalized patients. One hundred strains of Gram-negative, obligatory anaerobic rods were applied in the study. The strains were identified in automatic ATB system using API 20 A strips. beta-lactamase-positive strains were determined with disc nitrocefin test. ESBL-producing strains were detected with double disc test according to Jarlier et al. (1988). Clavulanate was applied as the inhibitor of these beta-lactamases (AMO/CLAV disc). ESBL-positive strains were confirmed with the use of E test (TZ/TZL strip). Inducible beta-lactamases were determined by double disc method according to Sanders and Sanders (1979). Cefoxitin was the inducer of these beta-lactamases (FOX disc). Among 93 Bacteroides spp. strains and 7 Prevotella spp. strains, 91 strains (91%) produced beta-lactamases. Two ESBL-producing strains (2%) were detected. Strains producing inducible beta-lactamases (IBL) were not found. A high activity of the examined beta-lactam antibiotics against strains of Gram-negative anaerobes was found. The majority of strains were susceptible to piperacillin (95%), piperacillin combined with tazobactam (99%), ticarcillin combined with clavulanic acid (99%), meropenem (97%) and imipenem (99%). The obtained results indicate the necessity of ESBL determination among strains of the genus Bacteroides, isolated from clinical specimens. Newer beta-lactam antibiotics, especially penicillins in combination with beta-lactamase inhibitors and carbapenems, are useful in empiric therapy of infections caused by Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp. anaerobic rods.     

Plasmid characteristics of Salmonella strains of various origins

Salmonella antibiotic-resistant strains, isolated from patients with hospital infections and from various environmental objects, showed lower virulence than antibiotic-sensitive strains in experiments on mice infected by intraperitoneal and enteral routes. Salmonella strains, sensitive to antimicrobial preparations, contained 1-2 plasmids, while those with multiple drug resistance contained 3-10 plasmids varying in their molecular weight. All these strains, with the exception of one laboratory strain, carried a plasmid with a molecular weight of about 60 Md. A decrease in the virulence of Salmonella strains, carrying R-plasmid, with respect to mice, their natural host, in experimental infection by the above-mentioned routes was probably unrelated to the loss of this plasmid. 80% of Salmonella strains with multiple resistance to antibiotics yielded positive results in the keratoconjunctival and conjunctival tests as compared with 42% of sensitive strains. These data suggest that Salmonella strains, carrying R-plasmid, retained pronounced capacity for local colonization.     

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in a university hospital in Split, Croatia.

The prevalence of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae that produce extended-spectrum b-lactamases (ESBL) was investigated in patients of a university hospital in Split, Croatia. Patients were grouped according to age (pediatric vs. adult), antibiotic type, and hospital ward. From Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2002, the susceptibility of E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates to antimicrobials was tested. ESBL production was assayed using the double-disk synergy test. ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae were detected in all sites of infection sampled. The percentages of ESBL-positive isolates were higher in the pediatric wards than in the adult wards. The antibiotics most commonly prescribed to patients in all hospital wards belonged to the third-generation cephalosporin group. Among ESBL producers, E. coli isolates were more resistant to aminoglycosides, but less resistant to ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole. Resistance of E. coli and K. pneumoniae to ciprofloxacin was exclusively found in isolates from adult patients. None of the isolates, regardless of ESBL production, was resistant to carbapenemes. In addition, the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolates differed between pediatric and adult patients.     

Occurrence of beta-lactamase type ESBL in rods of the Serratia species

Serratia spp. has been identified as an important opportunistic pathogen agent in nosocomial infections. The aim of the study was the determination of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) occurrence among 78 of Serratia spp. strains isolated in 1996-1998 from clinical specimens obtained from patients of State Clinical Hospital in Bydgoszcz. Identification of Serratia spp. strains was performed in automatic ATB system with ID 32GN strips (bioMérieux). The strains with ESBL activity were detected by double-disc method according to Jarlier et al. (10) with small modifications. Clavulanic acid, tazobactam and sulbactam were used as the inhibitors of ESBLs. Drug-susceptibility was determined by disc-diffusion method according to NCCLS standards. Forty-five (57.7%) of the strains were ESBL (+). All of them belonged to S. marcescens species. The majority--91.1% of strains was derived from urine, 3 from wound and 1 from blood. The obtained results indicate the necessity of monitoring of ESBL-producing strains among gram-negative rods from clinical specimen. The aims of such a procedure are to control and to prevent their dissemination within hospital, as well as to avoid therapeutic failures.