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Apr, 2007

Analysis of genetic determinants involved in multiresistance in clinical strains isolated from renal transplantation recipients in Guangzhou, China

JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
  • Lei Shi
  • ,
  • Yali Kou
  • ,
  • Lin Li
  • ,
  • Shin-ichi Miyoshi

Volume
53
Number
2
First page
185
Last page
189
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1248/jhs.53.185
Publisher
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC JAPAN

In the present study, we examined the antibiotic sensitivity of 19 bacterial strains [5 coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, 2 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), 2 Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium), 5 Escherichia coli (E. coli), 3 Cedecea sp., 1 Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), and 1 Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia)], which were isolated from renal transplantation patients using the Kirby-Bauer method. We also investigated the production of beta-lactamase and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), and the presence of the integrase gene (inI1) and resistance gene cassette. Among the 19 strains tested, all displayed severe multiresistance, and 12 strains produced beta-lactamase, in which 6 strains were ESBL positive. Eleven strains were revealed to possess the class 1 integron; however, neither class 2 nor 3 was detected. Additionally, 3 drug resistance genes, aadA2, dfrA17, and aadA5, were found in some strains. The results indicate that the horizontal transfer of the beta-lactamase gene and/or the class 1 integron may contribute significantly to the spread of multiresistant bacteria among renal transplantation patients.

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https://doi.org/10.1248/jhs.53.185
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000246387400006&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1248/jhs.53.185
  • ISSN : 1344-9702
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000246387400006

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