Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital

Nowadays, antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a global problem. Therefore, the identification of resistant strains of bacteria has attracted special attention in a pursue to choose more effective treatment solutions. One of the most common mechanisms of resistance is the production of carba...

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Main Authors: Deihim Behnaz, Maryam Khorramizadeh
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Published: Universitas Padjajaran 2024-12-01
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description Nowadays, antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a global problem. Therefore, the identification of resistant strains of bacteria has attracted special attention in a pursue to choose more effective treatment solutions. One of the most common mechanisms of resistance is the production of carbapenemase enzyme in Acinetobacter baumannii. This present study aimed to detect carbapenemase-producing strains by phenotypic and molecular methods in clinical specimens collected in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful between June 2021 and May 2022. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion and Etest assay, while the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production (ESBLs) and Metalobetalactamases (MBLs) were detected by combined disk method using ceftazidime and ceftazidime/clavulanic acid disks and imipenem and imipenem /EDTA disks, respectively. Molecular detection of blaIMP, blaSPM, blaOXA-23, and blaOXA-24, blaOXA-58, blaGES genes was performed. Of a total of 54 strains, the highest resistance rate was for cephalosporins (98.1%), and ciprofloxacin (94.2%), in contrast to minocycline (13%). ESBL and MBL producers were 26% and 80%, respectively. All isolates had intermediate resistance against colistin. The most prevalent gene in the carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) was blaOXA-23, followed by blaOXA-24, blaGES, blaIMP, and blaOXA-58 genes. Present report highlights the existence of CRAB and intermediate resistance to colistin and also the co-existence of several genes from different carbapenemase classes in this region. Therefore, resistant strains should be identified promptly and specific treatment protocols should be devised to control the dissemination of resistance genes in therapeutic settings.
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spelling doaj-art-cac3a1824ff34e32898e55d6dc3b43762025-08-20T03:58:18ZengUniversitas PadjajaranMajalah Kedokteran Bandung0126-074X2338-62232024-12-0156423524310.15395/mkb.v56.37941783Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching HospitalDeihim Behnaz0Maryam Khorramizadeh1Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, DezfulDepartment of Medical Physics, School of Medicine. Dezful University of Medical Sciences, DezfulNowadays, antibiotic resistance in bacteria has become a global problem. Therefore, the identification of resistant strains of bacteria has attracted special attention in a pursue to choose more effective treatment solutions. One of the most common mechanisms of resistance is the production of carbapenemase enzyme in Acinetobacter baumannii. This present study aimed to detect carbapenemase-producing strains by phenotypic and molecular methods in clinical specimens collected in Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful between June 2021 and May 2022. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion and Etest assay, while the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production (ESBLs) and Metalobetalactamases (MBLs) were detected by combined disk method using ceftazidime and ceftazidime/clavulanic acid disks and imipenem and imipenem /EDTA disks, respectively. Molecular detection of blaIMP, blaSPM, blaOXA-23, and blaOXA-24, blaOXA-58, blaGES genes was performed. Of a total of 54 strains, the highest resistance rate was for cephalosporins (98.1%), and ciprofloxacin (94.2%), in contrast to minocycline (13%). ESBL and MBL producers were 26% and 80%, respectively. All isolates had intermediate resistance against colistin. The most prevalent gene in the carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) was blaOXA-23, followed by blaOXA-24, blaGES, blaIMP, and blaOXA-58 genes. Present report highlights the existence of CRAB and intermediate resistance to colistin and also the co-existence of several genes from different carbapenemase classes in this region. Therefore, resistant strains should be identified promptly and specific treatment protocols should be devised to control the dissemination of resistance genes in therapeutic settings.https://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/3794a. baumanniicarbapenem resistancecarbapenemasegenotyping
spellingShingle Deihim Behnaz
Maryam Khorramizadeh
Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
a. baumannii
carbapenem resistance
carbapenemase
genotyping
title Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
title_full Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
title_fullStr Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
title_short Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains from Clinical Specimens in Dezful Teaching Hospital
title_sort phenotypic and molecular detection of carbapenemase producing acinetobacter baumannii strains from clinical specimens in dezful teaching hospital
topic a. baumannii
carbapenem resistance
carbapenemase
genotyping
url https://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/3794
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