Epidemiological and genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST600 harbouring the blaNDM-1 gene, first report in Poland

IF 3.7 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal of global antimicrobial resistance Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI:10.1016/j.jgar.2025.01.014

Estera Jachowicz-Matczak , Tomasz Wołkowicz , Anna Kujawska , Anna Pałka , Mateusz Gajda , Barbara Żółtowska , Katarzyna Zacharczuk , Katarzyna Piekarska , Jakub Kasprzyk , Natalia Wieczorek , Rafał Gierczyński , Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

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Abstract

Objectives

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) causes severe infections among intensive care units (ICUs) and patients who are mechanically ventilated. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control data for 2018 the prevalence of A. baumannii in Polish ICUs was higher than in other European countries, whereas almost 40 % of A. baumannii were resistant to carbapenems (CR-Ab) in 2021. Our goal was to investigate the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of CR-Ab strains collected from the University Hospital in Krakow, Poland, by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and phenotypic tests.

Methods

Epidemiological and drug-resistance data from a total of 667 hospital-acquired (HAI) CR-Ab infections collected in 2019 (442) and 2021 (235) were examined. Bacterial identification, antimicrobial susceptibility, and detection of carbapenemases were performed. A selected subset of 125 CR-Ab isolated in 2021 was investigated by WGS.

Results

Among 125 CR-Ab isolates examined by WGS, the vast majority 104 (82 %), belonged to the most prevalent ST2, and 20 (16 %) belonged to the rarely reported ST600. The most common genes conferring resistance to carbapenems were bla_OXA-66 (96.8 %), and bla_OXA-72 (71.2 %), whereas the bla_OXA-23 and bla_NDM-1 genes were specific to ST600 isolates. The bla_NDM-1 gene was chromosomally located in IS30 of Tn125.

Conclusions

Our study reveals the presence of CR-Ab of the sporadically reported ST600 harbouring the bla_NDM-1 gene, reported for the first time in Poland. Routine genomic surveillance should be implemented to monitor and reduce the transmission of circulating resistant A. baumannii clones.

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Journal of global antimicrobial resistance INFECTIOUS DISEASES-PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

2.20%

发文量

285

审稿时长

34 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (JGAR) is a quarterly online journal run by an international Editorial Board that focuses on the global spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes. JGAR is a dedicated journal for all professionals working in research, health care, the environment and animal infection control, aiming to track the resistance threat worldwide and provides a single voice devoted to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Featuring peer-reviewed and up to date research articles, reviews, short notes and hot topics JGAR covers the key topics related to antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic resistance.