Emergence of OXA-162-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Hungary

作者:Janvari Laura; Damjanova Ivelina; Lazar Andrea; Racz Katalin; Kocsis Bela; Urban Edit; Toth Akos*
来源:Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014, 46(4): 320-324.
DOI:10.3109/00365548.2013.879993

摘要

In August 2012, 2 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from the University of Szeged were submitted to the National Reference Laboratory at the National Centre for Epidemiology to confirm the carbapenem resistance mechanism. PCR assays and sequencing revealed that the isolates harboured the bla(OXA-162) carbapenemase gene, a very recently described variant of OXA-48, and the bla(CTX-M-15) extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene. The isolates had indistinguishable PFGE patterns and belonged to sequence type ST15. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing bacteria in Hungary and of an OXA-162-type carbapenemase gene in the K. pneumoniae ST15 clone.