Nationwide spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 11 in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 317-319

  Jean, Shio Shin ^a   Lee, Wen Sen ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; CARBAPENEMASE 2; COLISTIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84885186941     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Tseng S.H., Lee C.M., Lin T.Y., Chang S.C., Chang F.Y. Emergence and spread of multi-drug resistant organisms: think globally and act locally. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2011, 44:157-165.
2. Gupta V., Bansal N., Singla N., Chander J. Occurrence and phenotypic detection of class A carbapenemases among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae blood isolates at a tertiary care center. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2013, 46:104-108.
3. Yigit H., Queenan A.M., Anderson G.J., Domenech-Sanchez A., Biddle J.W., Steward C.D., et al. Novel carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase, KPC-1, from a carbapenem-resistant strain of. Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001, 45:1151-1161.
4. Chung K.P., Tseng S.P., Huang Y.T., Tsai T.H., Teng L.J., Hsueh P.R. Arrival of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-2 in Taiwan. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011, 66:1182-1184.
5. Jean S.S., Hsueh P.R., Lee W.S., Yu K.W., Liao C.H., Chang F.Y., et al. Carbapenem susceptibilities and non-susceptibility concordance to different carbapenems amongst clinically important Gram-negative bacteria isolated from intensive care units in Taiwan: results from the Surveillance of Multicentre Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART) in 2009. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013, 41:457-462.
6. Lee C.M., Liao C.H., Lee W.S., Liu Y.C., Mu J.J., Lee M.C., et al. Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2-producing K. pneumoniae sequence type 11 in Taiwan in 2011. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012, 56:5016-5022.
7. Chiu S.K., Wu T.L., Chuang Y.C., Lin J.C., Fung C.P., Lu P.L., et al. National Surveillance Study on Carbapenem Non-Susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan: the emergence and rapid dissemination of KPC-2 carbapenemase. PLoS One 2013, 8:e69428.
8. Sheng W.H., Badal R.E., Hsueh P.R. SMART Program. Distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamases, AmpC β-lactamases, and carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae isolates causing intra-abdominal infections in the Asia-Pacific region: results of the study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART). Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013, 57:2981-2988.
9. Cheng N.C., Liu C.Y., Huang Y.T., Liao C.H., Teng L.J., Hsueh P.R. Invitro susceptibilities of clinical isolates of ertapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, cefepime and aztreonam. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012, 67:1413-1421.
10. Spanu T., De Angelis G., Cipriani M., Pedruzzi B., D'Inzeo T., Cataldo M.A., et al. Invivo emergence of tigecycline resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012, 56:4516-4518.
11. Bogdanovich T., Adams-Haduch J.M., Tian G.B., Nguyen M.H., Kwak E.J., Muto C.A., et al. Colistin-resistant, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae belonging to the international epidemic clone ST258. Clin Infect Dis 2011, 53:373-376.
12. Huang S.R., Liu M.F., Lin C.F., Shi Z.Y. Molecular surveillance and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2012 Nov 28, in press. 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.08.029.