Epidemiology of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Proteus mirabilis strains producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases from clinical samples in the Kinki Region of Japan

Am J Clin Pathol. 2012 Apr;137(4):620-6. doi: 10.1309/AJCP48PDVKWQOXEZ.

Abstract

In the present study, nonduplicate, clinical isolates of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp, and Proteus mirabilis were collected during a 10-year period from 2000 to 2009 at several hospitals in the Kinki region, Japan. The detection rate of E coli markedly increased from 0.24% to 7.25%. The detection rate of Klebsiella pneumoniae increased from 0% to 2.44% and that of P mirabilis from 6.97% to 12.85%. The most frequently detected genotypes were the CTX-M9 group for E coli, the CTX-M2 group for K pneumoniae, and the CTX-M2 group for P mirabilis. E coli clone O25:H4-ST131 producing CTX-M-15, which is spreading worldwide, was first detected in 2007. The most common replicon type of E coli was the IncF type, particularly FIB, detected in 466 strains (69.7%). Of the K pneumoniae strains, 47 (55.3%) were of the IncN type; 77 P mirabilis strains (96.3%) were of the IncT type. In the future, the surveillance of various resistant bacteria, mainly ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, should be expanded to prevent their spread.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella / genetics*
  • Klebsiella / isolation & purification
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / genetics
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Proteus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Proteus Infections / genetics
  • Proteus Infections / microbiology
  • Proteus mirabilis / genetics*
  • Proteus mirabilis / isolation & purification
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • beta-Lactamases