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  • Title: Prevalence and types of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among urinary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in New Zealand.
    Author: Heffernan HM, Woodhouse RE, Pope CE, Blackmore TK.
    Journal: Int J Antimicrob Agents; 2009 Dec; 34(6):544-9. PubMed ID: 19748232.
    Abstract:
    The aims of this survey were (i) to determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) among urinary Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in New Zealand (NZ), (ii) to identify the relative prevalence of ESBL types and (iii) to investigate clonality among ESBL-producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. During a 4-week period in 2006, 86% of NZ hospital and community diagnostic microbiology laboratories participated in the survey and referred isolates to the national reference laboratory. A total of 86 ESBL-producing isolates were identified, comprising 55 E. coli and 31 Klebsiella spp. (all Klebsiella pneumoniae), equating to prevalence rates of 0.7% and 4.2%, respectively. The majority of the ESBL-producing E. coli (80.0%) and K. pneumoniae (58.6%) were reported to be from community-acquired urinary tract infections. CTX-M-15 and CTX-M-14 accounted for 75.9% and 13.3%, respectively, of the ESBL types identified. A novel ESBL, designated CTX-M-68, was identified. Most CTX-M-15-producing isolates were multiresistant to three or more antibiotic classes. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing identified a wide diversity of strains among the ESBL-producing E. coli, whereas the K. pneumoniae were more clonal. The results of this survey show that the prevalence of ESBLs has increased in recent years in NZ, that CTX-M ESBLs are almost wholly dominant and that ESBL-producing organisms are already established as community-acquired pathogens.
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