Genetic relatedness, antibiotic resistance, and virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from health care and food sources in Wuhan, China - 15/08/24
Résumé |
Background |
To investigate genetic relatedness and antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae from retail meat samples, clinical source samples, and hospital environmental samples in Wuhan, China.
Methods |
Hypermucoviscosity and biofilm formation of K. pneumoniae were assessed by string test and crystal violet staining. MICs of 18 antimicrobials were determined by broth microdilution. PCR detected 14 antibiotic resistance genes. Genetic relatedness and clonal dissemination were analyzed by PFGE.
Results |
Among 5,730 samples, 46 were tested positive for K pneumoniae, with higher rates observed in meat (23.4%) than in clinical samples (0.6%) and hospital environmental samples (8.0%). Meat-derived isolates showed high resistance to tetracycline (36.4%, 4/11), sulfonamide (27.3%, 3/11), and gentamicin (27.3%, 3/11), whereas clinical isolates exhibited significant resistance to ampicillin-sulbactam (32.3%, 10/31). Multidrug resistance was observed in 17.4% (8/46) of the isolates, particularly in hospital environmental samples (3/4). Biofilm production was observed in 88.1% (37/42) of K pneumoniae. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis revealed patient-to-patient K pneumoniae transmission, transmission between patients and hospital environment, as well as cross-contamination between markets.
Conclusions |
The findings underscore the importance of comprehensive surveillance, infection control, and judicious antibiotic use in mitigating the impact of K pneumoniae on public health, especially in the food chain and health care settings.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae in pediatric patients, clinical settings, and foodstuff. |
• | Virulence phenotypes and biofilm formation of K pneumoniae from different sources. |
• | Antibiotic resistance and resistance genes of K pneumoniae from different sources. |
• | Homology analysis indicates its transmission between different sources. |
Key Words : PFGE, Resistance profile, Foodborne infection
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Funding/support: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 82072351), Wuhan Health Bureau of China for the clinical research project (WX20D30, WX20C10), and Wuhan Municipal Health Youth Talent Training Program (2021). |
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Conflicts of interest: All authors declared no conflict of interest existed in this work. All authors are aware of and agree to the content of the paper and their being listed as a co-author of the paper. |
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Consent for publication: All authors declared no conflict of interest existed in this work. All authors are aware of and agree to the content of the paper and their being listed as a coauthor of the paper. |
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