Applied Microbiology: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9315
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2471-9315
+44 1300 500008
Muhammad Usman Qamar, Timothy R Walsh, Mark A Toleman, Sidrah Saleem and Shah Jahan
University of Health Science Lahore, Pakistan
Cardiff University, UK
Government College University, Pakistan
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Appli Micro
Backgrounds: New Delhi Metallo-�?²-lactamase (NDM) is a carbapenamase, conferring resistance to all �?²-lactam antibiotics including carbapenems. They are mainly isolated K. pneumoniae and E. coli which lead to morbidity and mortality globally. NDM is endemic to the Indian subcontinent but has spread worldwide since its first description in 2009. Now there are many NDM types have been identified (NDM-1-NDM-18). Methodology: A total of 300 clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant Gram-negative bacteria were collected from various source of specimens from different hospitals of Pakistan. Isolates were identified and confirmed by Vitek 2 system and MALDITOF. Molecular identification of blaNDM-5 was done by sequencing followed by PCR. MIC of blaNDM-5 producing bacteria was of performed using Vitek 2 System. Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) of E. coli and K. pneumoniae was performed by amplifying the house keeping genes. Plasmid analysis was done by PFGE and DNA-DNA hybridization. Results: Out of 300 clinical isolates, 4 E. coli and 4 K. pneumoniae were identified and confirmed for blaNDM-5 by two amino acids substitution at 88th position (Val-Leu) and 154th position (Met-Leu). MIC of the blaNDM-5 producing bacteria showed 100% resistance to all the �?²-lactam antibiotics including the carbapenem and moderate resistance to other class of antibiotics. MLST analysis revealed that E. coli isolates belongs to the sequence type (ST) of 405 and 648 however, K. pneumoniae belongs to the ST 11 and 147. These isolates contained different number and size of plasmids and most of them contained blaNDM on ~50 kb and ~280 kb of plasmids. Conclusion: This study first identified NDM variant in E. coli and K. penumoniae of different ST. NDM-5 producing bacteria have high level of antibiotics resistance and carried blaNDM on different size of plasmids.
Muhammad Usman Qamar has his expertise in molecular genetics and antimicrobial resistance of Gram-negative bacteria, particularly isolated from the pediatric patients in Pakistan from the last 10 years.