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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia was performed in 12 hospitals in 7 countries. Of 452 episodes of bacteremia, 25 (5.5%) were caused by K. pneumoniae that was resistant in vitro to ciprofloxacin. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production was detected in 15 (60%) of 25 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, compared with 68 (16%) of 427 ciprofloxacin-susceptible strains (P=.0001). Multivariate analysis revealed that risk factors for ciprofloxacin resistance in K. pneumoniae included prior receipt of a quinolone (P=.0065) and an ESBL-producing strain (P=.012). In all, 18% of ESBL-producing isolates were also ciprofloxacin-resistant. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that 11 of the 15 ciprofloxacin-resistant ESBL-producing strains belonged to just 4 genotypes, suggesting that patient-to-patient transmission of such strains occurred. The close relationship between ESBL production and ciprofloxacin resistance is particularly worrisome because the first reported instance of plasmid-mediated ciprofloxacin resistance has been in an isolate of K. pneumoniae also possessing an ESBL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
473-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiology of ciprofloxacin resistance and its relationship to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates causing bacteremia.
pubmed:affiliation
Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article