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Comparison of Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 and Non-ST307

Carbapenem 내성 Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307과 Non-ST307의 분자 특성 및 항균제 내성 비교

  • Hye Hyun Cho (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 조혜현 (대전과학기술대학교 임상병리과)
  • Received : 2023.10.11
  • Accepted : 2023.12.09
  • Published : 2023.12.28
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Abstract

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is emerging as a worldwide public health threat. Recently, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2 (KPC-2)-producing sequence type (ST) 307 was identified main clone of CRKP, and dissemination of ST307 was reported in South Korea. This study examined the molecular characteristic and antimicrobial resistance pattern of 50 CRKP isolated from a tertiary hospital in Daejeon, from March 2020 to December 2021. Epidemiological relationship was analyzed by Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility test was determined using disk-diffusion method. PCR and DNA sequence analysis were performed to identify carbapenemase genes. CRKP infections were significantly more frequent in males and the patients aged ≥ 60 years. Among the 50 CRKP isolates, 46 isolates (92.0%) were multidrug-resistant (MDR), and 44 isolates (88.0%) were carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (CPKP). The major carbapenemase type was KPC-2 (36 isolates, 72.0%) and New Delhi metalloenzyme-1 (NDM-1) and NDM-5 were identified in 7 isolates (14.0%) and 1 isolate (2.0%), respectively. In particular, 88.9% (32/36) of KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae belonged to ST307, whereas 87.5% (7/8) of NDM-1,-5-producing K. pneumoniae belonged to non-ST307. These results suggest that proper infection control and effective surveillance network need to prevent not olny the spread of ST307, but also the development of non-ST307.

Carbapenem 내성 Klebsiella pneumoniae (Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumonia, CRKP)는 전 세계적인 공중 보건 문제로 대두되고 있다. 최근 Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-2 (KPC-2) 생성 sequence type (ST)307은 CRKP의 주요 클론으로 확인되었으며, 국내에서 ST307의 확산이 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 2020년 3월부터 2021년 12월까지 대전지역의 3차 병원에서 분리된 CRKP 50균주를 대상으로, 분자 특성과 항균제 내성 양상을 조사하였다. 역학적 관계는 multilocus sequence typing (MLST)를 통해 분석하였고, 항균제 감수성 검사는 디스크 확산법을 통해 확인하였다. PCR과 DNA 염기서열분석은 carbapenemase 유전자 확인을 위해 수행하였다. CRKP감염은 남성과 60세 이상의 환자에서 훨씬 더 빈번하게 확인되었다. CRKP 50균주 중 46균주(92.0%)는 다제내성(MDR)을 보였고, 44균주(88.0%)는 carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (CPKP)로 확인되었다. 주요 carbapenemase 유형은 KPC-2 (36균주, 72.0%)였으며, New Delhi metallo-enzyme-1 (NDM-1)과 NDM-5는 각각 7균주(14.0%)와 1균주(2.0%)에서 확인되었다. 특히, KPC-2 생성 K. pneumoniae의 88.9% (32/36)가 ST307에 속한 반면, NDM-1,-5 생성 K. pneumoniae의 87.5% (7/8)가 non-ST307에 속한 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 ST307의 확산 뿐만 아니라 non-ST307의 발달을 예방하기 위한 적절한 감염관리와 효과적인 감시체계가 필요하다고 사료된다.

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This paper was supported by academic research fund offered from Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology in 2023 (DST2023-13).

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