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      Cephalosporin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Nova Scotia, Canada.

      Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
      Amino Acid Sequence, Anti-Bacterial Agents, pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins, chemistry, genetics, metabolism, Cephalosporin Resistance, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Humans, Klebsiella Infections, epidemiology, microbiology, Klebsiella pneumoniae, drug effects, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Molecular Sequence Data, Nova Scotia, Phylogeny

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          From 2116 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated between January 2001 and December 2002 in Nova Scotia, Canada, 25 (1.18%) showed a reduced susceptibility to cefoxitin or extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Narrow-spectrum beta-lactamase genes (bla(SHV-11), bla(SHV-1), bla(SHV-26), bla(SHV-32), bla(SHV-36), and bla(SHV-40)) were the most prevalent. Four new variants were identified (bla(LEN-17), bla(OKP-B-13), bla(OKP-B-14), and bla(OKP-A-11)), representing the 1st description of bla(OKP) in the Americas. Among the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) genes, bla(SHV-2), bla(SHV2a), bla(SHV-12), and bla(CTX-M-15) were detected (ESBL prevalence of 0.14%). Nineteen strains were resistant to cefoxitin (MIC, 32 to >256 microg/mL). Nevertheless, an AmpC-like activity was detected in only 1 strain, which expressed CMY-2. The combined effects of narrow-spectrum beta-lactamase production and decreased or nonexpression of OmpK35/36 porins did not account for the cefoxitin resistance observed in some of these strains.

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