Title
Nosocomial spread of colistin-only-sensitive sequence type 235 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates producing the extended-spectrum β-lactamases GES-1 and GES-5 in Spain
Date Issued
01 November 2009
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Viedma E.
Juan C.
Zamorano L.
Otero J.R.
Sanz F.
Chaves F.
Oliver A.
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Abstract
The mechanisms responsible for the increasing prevalence of colistin-only-sensitive (COS) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in a Spanish hospital were investigated. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that 24 (50%) of the studied isolates belonged to the same clone, identified as the internationally spread sequence type 235 (ST235) through multilocus sequence typing. In addition to several mutational resistance mechanisms, an integron containing seven resistance determinants was detected. Remarkably, the extended-spectrum β-lactamase GES-1 and its Gly170Ser carbapenem- hydrolyzing derivative GES-5 were first documented to be encoded in a single integron. This work is the first to describe GES enzymes in Spain and adds them to the growing list of β-lactamases of concern (PER, VIM, and OXA) detected in ST235 clone isolates. Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Start page
4930
End page
4933
Volume
53
Issue
11
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-70350322935
PubMed ID
Source
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
ISSN of the container
10986596
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