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Mutations in porin LamB contribute to ceftazidime-avibactam resistance in KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Guo, Yingyi 
Liu, Ningjing 
Lin, Zhiwei 
Zhuo, Chuyue 

Abstract

Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) shows promising activity against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), however, CAZ-AVI resistance have emerged recently. Mutations in KPCs, porins OmpK35 and/or OmpK36, and PBPs are known to contribute to the resistance to CAZ-AVI in CRKP. To identify novel CAZ-AVI resistance mechanism, we generated 10 CAZ-AVI-resistant strains from 14 CAZ-AVI susceptible KPC-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) strains through in vitro multipassage resistance selection using low concentrations of CAZ-AVI. Comparative genomic analysis for the original and derived mutants identified CAZ-AVI resistance-associated mutations in KPCs, PBP3 (encoded by ftsI), and LamB, an outer membrane maltoporin. CAZ-AVI susceptible KPC-Kp strains became resistant when complemented with mutated blaKPC genes. Complementation experiments also showed that a plasmid borne copy of wild-type lamB or ftsI gene reduced the MIC value of CAZ-AVI in the induced resistant strains. In addition, blaKPC expression level increased in four of the six CAZ-AVI-resistant strains without KPC mutations, indicating a probable association between increased blaKPC expression and increased resistance in these strains. In conclusion, we here identified a novel mechanism of CAZ-AVI resistance associated with mutations in porin LamB in KPC-Kp.

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Keywords

Ceftazidime-avibactam, KPC, LamB, PBP3, expression level of blaKPC, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Azabicyclo Compounds, Bacterial Proteins, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Ceftazidime, Drug Combinations, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Humans, Klebsiella Infections, Porins, beta-Lactamases

Journal Title

Emerg Microbes Infect

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Journal ISSN

2222-1751
2222-1751

Volume Title

10

Publisher

Informa UK Limited