Three separate acquisitions of blaNDM-1 in three different bacterial species from a single patient

AbstractTo investigate the acquisition and relatedness of New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase among multiple separate species from one patient. Five isolates from three species (Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pa,Acinetobacter baumannii; Ab andProteus mirabilis; Pm) suspected of harbouring a carbapenemase were investigated by phenotype (antimicrobial susceptibilities) and whole genome sequencing. Epidemiological data was collected on this patient. Three different carbapenemase genes were detected;blaVIM-1 (Pa; ST773),blaOXA-23 (Ab, ST499) andblaNDM-1 identified in all isolates. NDM regions were found chromosomally integrated in all isolates. Data showed no evidence of NDM-1 transfer within this patient suggesting the enzyme was acquired in three separate events.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research