Outbreak of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae of sequence type 199 in a Latvian teaching hospital

APMIS. 2010 Sep 1;118(9):713-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2010.02640.x.

Abstract

Previous studies on the epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Latvia are lacking. ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 32) were subjected to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and selected isolates to multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). Species identification and susceptibility testing were performed using VITEK2, and sequencing of bla(CTX-M) was performed in selected isolates. PFGE revealed one major clone (n = 23), with most of the isolates derived from the ICU. The clone harboured bla(CTX-M-15), was sequence type 199 and comprised two ertapenem non-susceptible isolates. This is the first report of an ESBL outbreak in Latvia, and calls for increased epidemiological typing of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, as well as improved infection control routines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Latvia / epidemiology
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • beta-Lactamases