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ArticleRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo2025

Characterization of aminoglycoside resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.

Saidy Vásconez Noguera, Ana Paula Marchi, Marina Farrel Côrtes, Nazareno Scaccia, Roberta Cristina Ruedas Martins, Maura Salaroli de Oliveira, Flavia Rossi, Anna Sara Levin, Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Lauro Vieira Perdigão Neto

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Article in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Saidy Vásconez NogueraUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9861-4796
Ana Paula MarchiUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Marina Farrel CôrtesUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-4855
Nazareno ScacciaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Roberta Cristina Ruedas MartinsUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maura Salaroli de OliveiraUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Flavia RossiUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Divisão de Laboratório Central Serviço de Microbiologia Clínica, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Anna Sara LevinUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-8368
Silvia Figueiredo CostaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1087-752X
Lauro Vieira Perdigão NetoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7681-8090

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Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae, particularly the lineages resistant to carbapenems and aminoglycosides, is an escalating global public health threat across human, animal, and environmental reservoirs. We examined phenotypic and genetic features of MDR K. pneumoniae isolates. A total of 70 K. pneumoniae strains were collected from clinical (n=55), environmental (n=7), and animal (n=8) sources. To better understand the evolutionary relationship between these isolates, a phylogenetic analysis was performed alongside 35 publicly available K. pneumoniae genomes from NCBI and Pathogenwatch. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) revealed that 43 isolates carried the blaKPC gene, including blaKPC-2 and blaKPC-3 variants, with different susceptibility profiles to aminoglycosides. Among all isolates, 84% (n = 59/70) were resistant to amikacin and 53% (n = 37/70) were resistant to gentamicin. Aminoglycoside resistance was primarily associated with aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, including aph(3')-Ia (52%), aac(3)-IIa/aadA2 (49%), and aac(6')-Ib-cr (37%). Additionally, 16S rRNA methyltransferases rmtB and rmtG were detected in 14% of isolates and were associated with high-level amikacin MICs. Overall, 81% of strains were non-susceptible to at least one aminoglycoside, underscoring the clinical importance of these determinants. Phylogenetic analysis based on WGS data showed two main clusters (A and B), and the multilocus sequence type ST11 predominated among Brazilian isolates. Our findings showed a heterogeneous distribution of sequence type profiles across the two clusters and a close relationship between K. pneumoniae strains from human, animal, and environmental sources, highlighting the need for integrated One Health surveillance.

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AminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialKlebsiella pneumoniaeAmikacinAnimalsbeta-LactamasesBrazilEnvironmental MicrobiologyGentamicinsHumansKanamycin KinaseMethyltransferasesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhylogenyAmikacinAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesGentamicinsKanamycin KinaseMethyltransferases

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PMID41059853
PMCPMC12499518

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