Prevalence of carbapenem resistance genes and corresponding MIC90 in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Kohar Annie Kissoyan; George F Araj; Ghassan M Matar

doi:10.3855/jidc.10097

Prevalence of carbapenem resistance genes and corresponding MIC90 in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Authors

Kohar Annie Kissoyan Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
George F Araj Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR), American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Ghassan M Matar Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.10097

Keywords:

Enterobacteriaceae, CRE, MIC90

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to correlate genes involved in carbapenem resistance to MIC levels among clinical ESBL and non-ESBL producing carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Methodology: E. coli (n = 76) and K. pneumoniae (n = 54), collected between July 2008 and July 2014, were analyzed. The MICs were determined against ertapenem (ERT), imipenem (IMP) and meropenem (MER). PCR was performed on all 130 isolates to amplify the resistance and outer membrane proteins (OMPs) encoding genes: bla_OXA-48, bla_NDM-1, bla_TEM-1, bla_CTX-M-15, ompC and ompF. Sequencing was performed on selected isolates.

Results: The prevalence of bla_OXA-48, bla_NDM-1, bla_TEM-1, and/or bla_CTX-M-15 among E. coli isolates were 36%, 12%, 20% and 80%, respectively, while among K. pneumoniae they were 37%, 28%, 28% and 72%, respectively. K. pneumoniae isolates positive for any of these genes had an MIC₉₀ > 32μg/mL against ERT, IMP and MER, while in E. coli isolates there was a variation in the MIC₉₀ values. Porin impermeabilities were due to mutations in ompC and ompF genes in E. coli, and loss of ompC and ompF genes in K. pneumoniae, and increased MIC₉₀ values.

Conclusion: The presence of more than one carbapenem resistance encoding gene and/or ESBL encoding gene did not have an effect on the MIC₉₀ value in K. pneumoniae isolates, while in E. coli it showed higher MIC₉₀ values.

Author Biography

Ghassan M Matar, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Professor Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology

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2018-02-22

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Kissoyan KA, Araj GF, Matar GM (2018) Prevalence of carbapenem resistance genes and corresponding MIC90 in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. J Infect Dev Ctries 12:9S. doi: 10.3855/jidc.10097

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Vol. 12 No. 02.1: February 2018 - SUPPLEMENT

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The Lebanese LSIDCM

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