Widespread dissemination of CTX-M-15 genotype extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae among patients presenting to community hospitals in the southeastern United States

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014;58(2):1200-2. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01099-13. Epub 2013 Nov 18.

Abstract

Extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms are increasingly prevalent. We determined the characteristics of 66 consecutive ESBL-producing isolates from six community hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia from 2010 to 2012. Fifty-three (80%) ESBL-producing isolates contained CTX-M enzymes; CTX-M-15 was found in 68% of Escherichia coli and 73% of Klebsiella isolates. Sequence type 131 (ST131) was the commonest type of E. coli, accounting for 48% of CTX-M-15-producing and 66% of CTX-M-14-producing isolates. In conclusion, the CTX-M genotype and ST131 E. coli were common among ESBL isolates from U.S. community hospitals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli / classification
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Gene Expression
  • Hospitals, Community
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella / classification
  • Klebsiella / genetics*
  • Klebsiella / isolation & purification
  • Middle Aged
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • North Carolina / epidemiology
  • Virginia / epidemiology
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics*

Substances

  • beta-lactamase CTX-M-15
  • beta-Lactamases