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ArticleAnnals of laboratory medicine2014

Epidemiological characterizations of class 1 integrons from multidrug-resistant acinetobacter isolates in Daejeon, Korea.

Ji Youn Sung, Sun Hoe Koo, Semi Kim, Kye Chul Kwon

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Article in Annals of laboratory medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ji Youn SungDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Far East University, Eumseong, Korea.
Sun Hoe KooDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Semi KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Kye Chul KwonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
Chungnam National University · KRFar East University · KR

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Abstract

backgroundMultidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter spp. acquire antimicrobial agent-resistance genes via class 1 integrons. In this study, integrons were characterized to investigate the antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of MDR Acinetobacter isolates. In addition, the relationship between the integron type and integron-harboring bacterial species was analyzed by using epidemiological typing methods.

methodsFifty-six MDR Acinetobacter spp.-A. baumannii (N=30), A. bereziniae (N=4), A. nosocomialis (N=5), and A. pittii (N=17)-were isolated. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined on the basis of the results of the Epsilometer test (Etest). PCR and DNA sequencing was performed to characterize the gene cassette arrays of class 1 integrons. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and repetitive extragenic palindromic sequence (REP)-PCR were performed for epidemiological typing.

resultsClass 1 integrons were detected in 50 (89.3%) of the 56 isolates, but no class 2 or 3 integron was found within the cohorts. The class 1 integrons were classified into 4 types: 2.3-kb type A (aacA4-catB8-aadA1), 3.0-kb type B (aacA4-blaI MP-1 -bla OXA-2), 3.0-kb type C (bla VIM-2-aacA7-aadA1), and 1.8-kb type D (aac3-1-bla OXA-2 -orfD). Type A was most prevalent and was detected only in A. baumannii isolates, except for one A. bereziniae isolate; however, type B was amplified in all Acinetobacter isolates except for A. baumannii isolates, regardless of clone and separation time of the bacteria.

conclusionsAlthough class 1 integron can be transferred horizontally between unrelated isolates belonging to different species, certain types of class 1 integrons tend to transfer horizontally and vertically among A. baumannii or non-baumannii Acinetobacter isolates.

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AcinetobacterAcinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansIntegronsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingPolymerase Chain ReactionRepublic of KoreaAnti-Bacterial AgentsDNA, BacterialIntegronMDR Acinetobacter spp.MLSTSequence types

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