Amraie Hadis, Shakib Pegah, Rouhi Samaneh, Bakhshandeh Neda, Zamanzad Behnam
Department of Microbiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Cellular & Molecular Research Center and Microbiology Department, Member of Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Iran J Microbiol. 2014 Oct;6(5):311-6.
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an opportunistic microorganism. This study aimed to investigate the presence of magA gene and antimicrobial susceptibility in K. pneumoniae.
clinical specimens were collected from hospitals of Shahrekord, Iran. Bacterial culture, biochemical diagnostic standard test, determination of antibiotic sensitivity, phenotypic testing hypermucoviscosity (HV) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for isolation and characterization of K. pneumoniae.
173 samples were positive for K. pneumoniae. The highest and lowest rates of resistance were related to amoxicillin 79.19% and ciprofloxacin 15.60%, respectively. Also 4 samples were positive for magA gene.
Based on our results, K. pneumoniae strains were resistant to different antibiotics. Knowing how to identify strains of K. pneumoniae, spreading of its virulence and also antimicrobial resistance genes can be useful in treatment of infection caused by this bacterium.
肺炎克雷伯菌是一种机会致病菌。本研究旨在调查肺炎克雷伯菌中magA基因的存在情况及抗菌药敏性。
从伊朗沙赫雷克德的医院收集临床标本。进行细菌培养、生化诊断标准试验、抗生素敏感性测定、高黏液性(HV)表型检测及聚合酶链反应(PCR),以分离和鉴定肺炎克雷伯菌。
173份样本肺炎克雷伯菌呈阳性。耐药率最高和最低的分别是阿莫西林79.19%和环丙沙星15.60%。另外,4份样本magA基因呈阳性。
根据我们的结果,肺炎克雷伯菌菌株对不同抗生素耐药。了解如何鉴定肺炎克雷伯菌菌株、其毒力传播情况以及抗菌耐药基因,可能有助于治疗由该细菌引起的感染。