Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and drug resistance of clinical isolates of
Klebsiella pneumoniae in The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China in from Jan 2014 to Dec 2017 so as to provide guidance for reasonable clinical use of antibiotics.
METHODS The strains were identified by using WalkAway40SI bacterial analyzer, the drug susceptibility testing was performed, the carbapenemase genes such as
KPC-2, NDM-1, OXA-48, IMP, GES, VIM and
SME were amplified by PCR, and the data were statistically analyzed with the use of Whonet 5.5 software and SPSS 18.0.
RESULTS Of totally 1 099 strains of
K. pneumoniae isolated in the four years, 65.52% were isolated from sputum specimens, 15.83% were isolated from urine specimens, 5.92% were isolated from blood specimens, and 4.55% were isolated from pus secretions specimnes. The isolation rate of the strains was 25.57% in ICU, 22.02% in neurosurgery department, 11.83% in rehabilitation department, 10.28% in neurology department. The isolation rate of extended-spectrum lactamases (ESBLs)-producing strains was 34.81% in 2014, 38.53% in 2015, 45.22% in 2016, 52.33% in 2017. The isolation rates of carbapenem-resistant strains were 11.60%, 13.76%, 14.65% and 16.06%, respectively. The drug susceptibility rates of the
K. pneumoniae strains to ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem and amikacin were 77.07%, 78.53%, 76.07% and 73.79%, respectively. Among the 62 strains carbapenem-resistant
K. pneumoniae isolated in 2017, 42 were
KPC-2 type, most of which were isolated from ICU and neurosurgery department; there were 7 strains of
NDM-1 type; none of the strains positive for
SME, IMP, OXA-48, VIM or
GES was detected.
CONCLUSION The drug resistance rate of the
K. pneumoniae strains is increased year by year, the carbapenem-resistant strains are dominant in ICU and neurosurgery department. It is necessary to reasonably use antibiotics and conduct the drug resistant surveillance so as to prevent the spread of drug-resistant strains.