Genomic surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals a prolonged outbreak of extensively drug-resistant ST147 NDM-1 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Apulia region (Southern Italy)

•High-risk CRKP are responsible for difficult-to-treat, hospital-acquired infections.•The percentage of NDM-CRKP increased from 0.1% to 22% in Southern Italy in BSI.•A prolonged outbreak of NDM-1-CRKP was identified during the COVID-19 pandemic.•WGS revealed the presence of hypervirulent XDR NDM-1 S...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of global antimicrobial resistance. 2024-03, Vol.36, p.260-266
Hauptverfasser: Loconsole, Daniela, Sallustio, Anna, Sacco, Davide, Santantonio, Marilina, Casulli, Daniele, Gatti, Domenico, Accogli, Marisa, Parisi, Antonio, Zagaria, Riccardo, Colella, Vito, Centrone, Francesca, Chironna, Maria
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Zusammenfassung:•High-risk CRKP are responsible for difficult-to-treat, hospital-acquired infections.•The percentage of NDM-CRKP increased from 0.1% to 22% in Southern Italy in BSI.•A prolonged outbreak of NDM-1-CRKP was identified during the COVID-19 pandemic.•WGS revealed the presence of hypervirulent XDR NDM-1 ST147 KP strains.•Genomic surveillance is crucial to monitor high-risk CRKP in hospital settings. The recent worldwide spread of New Delhi metallo–beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (NDM-KP) in health-care settings remains a concern. The aim of the study was to describe an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant ST147 NDM-1-KP in the Apulia region of Southern Italy that occurred between 2020 and 2022 through genomic surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales. A total of 459 carbapenem-resistant KP isolates collected from patients hospitalised with bloodstream infections were tested using a commercial multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction to identify carbapenemase genes. A subset of 27 isolates was subjected to whole-genome sequencing. Core-genome multilocus sequence typing was performed by analysing a panel of 4884 genes. Molecular testing revealed that 104 (22.6%) isolates carried the carbapenemase NDM gene. Phylogenetic analysis of the 27 isolates subjected to whole-genome sequencing revealed high genetic relatedness among strains. All isolates were resistant to all first-line antibiotics. Virulome analysis identified the ybt locus, the two well-recognised virulence factors iucABCDiutA and rmpA, and the genes encoding the type 3 pilus virulence factor. Plasmids IncFIB(pkPHS1), IncFIB(pNDM-Mar), IncFIB(pQil), IncHI1B(pNDM-MAR), IncR, and Col(pHAD28) were identified in all isolates. Moreover, further analysis identified the IncFIB-type plasmid carrying the NDM-1 genes. The increasing circulation of extensively drug-resistant NDM-1 ST147 KP strains in Southern Italy in recent years is worrisome, because these clones pose a real risk, particularly in hospital settings. Genomic surveillance is a crucial tool for early identification of emerging threats such as the spread of high-risk pathogens. Rapid infection control measures and antimicrobial stewardship are key to preventing further spread of hypervirulent KP strains.
ISSN:2213-7165
2213-7173
2213-7173
DOI:10.1016/j.jgar.2024.01.015