blaCTX-M-15 carried by IncF-type plasmids is the dominant ESBL gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a hospital in Ghana.
In: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Jg. 84 (2016-04-01), Heft 4, S. 328
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Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are among the most multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitals and are spreading worldwide. Horizontal gene transfer and spread of high-risk clones are involved in ESBL dissemination. Investigation of the resistance phenotypes of 101 consecutive clinical E. coli (n=58) and K. pneumoniae (n=43) isolated at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana over 3 months revealed 63 (62%) with an ESBL phenotype. All 63 had a blaCTX-M gene, and sequence analysis showed that 62 of these were blaCTX-M-15. blaCTX-M-15 was linked to ISEcp1 and orf477Δ in all isolates, and most isolates also carried blaTEM, aac(3)-II, aacA4cr, and/or blaOXA-30 genes on IncF plasmids. XbaI/pulsed-field electrophoresis showed heterogeneity among isolates of both species, suggesting that blaCTX-M-15 dissemination is caused by horizontal gene transfer rather than clonal spread of these species in Ghana.
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blaCTX-M-15 carried by IncF-type plasmids is the dominant ESBL gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a hospital in Ghana.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Agyekum, A ; Fajardo-Lubián, A ; Ansong, D ; Partridge, SR ; Agbenyega, T ; Iredell, JR |
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Zeitschrift: | Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, Jg. 84 (2016-04-01), Heft 4, S. 328 |
Veröffentlichung: | [New York, NY] : Elsevier Biomedical, [c1983-, 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1879-0070 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.010 |
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