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. 2023 Jan 24:16:11786361221150761.
doi: 10.1177/11786361221150761. eCollection 2023.

Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates Among the Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Manita Pariyar  1 , Sanjib Adhikari  1 , Ramesh Sharma Regmi  1 , Binod Dhungel  1 , Megha Raj Banjara  1 , Basista Prasad Rijal  2 , Komal Raj Rijal  1 , Prakash Ghimire  1
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Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates Among the Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Manita Pariyar et al. Microbiol Insights. .

Abstract

Over the times, carbapenems have been the choice of drug for treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms. The current study aimed at determining the occurrence of metallo beta-lactamase (MBL) and AmpC beta-lactamase (ABL) in gram negative bacteria isolated from clinical samples. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst the patients visiting Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching Hospital (MMTH), Kathmandu, Nepal from August 2017 to January 2018. A total of 4351 samples including urine, pus, wound swab, endotracheal tip, catheter tip, and blood were collected from the patients and processed by standard conventional microbiological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) of the isolates was performed by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Double disc synergy test was performed on carbapenem resistant organisms to detect production of MBL and inhibitor-based test was used for the detection of ABL production. Of the 4351 samples, 421 bacterial isolates belonging to 16 different genera were recovered, of which 303 (71.97%) were Gram negative bacilli (GNB). E. coli (189/303) and S. aureus (80/118) were the most prevalent among gram negatives and gram positives, respectively. Bacterial incidence was found significantly associated with gender, specimen type, and the department where the patients were enrolled. Colistin-sulfate and polymycin-B were the most effective drug against GNB, whereas imipenem against gram positives. Prevalence of MDR and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was 35.15% and 60%, respectively. The prevalence of MBL and ABL-producing isolate was 11(3.6%) and 13(4.3%), respectively. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5/11) and E. coli (9/13) were the major MBL and ABL producers, respectively. MBL and ABL production was found to be significantly associated with the age of the patient and the specimen type. A regular antibiotic surveillance activity with screening for MBL and ABL-producing bacterial isolates in the hospital settings to curb the incidence and transmission of such difficult-to-treat pathogens.

Keywords: AmpC; MBL; multidrug-resistant; β-lactams.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Distribution of bacterial isolates (number) recovered from clinical samples.
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Distribution of isolates according to MDR and production of MBL and ABL.
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