Emergence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 and other carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex among patients in hospitals in Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Feb;36(2):219-225. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2784-8. Epub 2016 Oct 6.

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of multidrug-resistant hospital acquired infections in the world. Here, we investigate the presence of NDM-1 and other carbapenemases among carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii isolated between August 2010 and December 2014 from three large hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam. We identified 23/582 isolates (4 %) (11 from hospital A, five from hospital B, and seven from hospital C) that were NDM-1 positive, and among them 18 carried additional carbapenemase genes, including seven isolates carrying NDM-1, IMP-1, and OXA-58 with high MICs for carbapenems. Genotyping indicated that NDM-1 carrying A. baumannii have expanded clonally in these hospitals. Five new STs (ST1135, ST1136, ST1137, ST1138, and ST1139) were identified. One isolate carried NDM-1 on a plasmid belonging to the N-repA replicon type; no NDM-1-positive plasmids were identified in the other isolates. We have shown the extent of the carbapenem resistance and the local clonal spread of A. baumannii carrying NDM-1 in these hospitals; coexistence of NDM-1 and IMP-1 is reported for the first time from Vietnam here, and this will further seriously limit future therapeutic options.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / classification
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / classification
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / enzymology*
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / genetics
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / isolation & purification
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Plasmids / analysis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Vietnam / epidemiology
  • Young Adult
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Carbapenems
  • beta-Lactamases
  • beta-lactamase NDM-1
  • carbapenemase