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JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 59, 期 3, 页码 378-386出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl504
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multidrug resistance; Phe-Arg-beta-naphthylamide; diagnostic; efflux pump; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Background. Mex efflux pumps contribute to multidrug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Evidencing their expression in clinical isolates would help in rationalizing antibiotic selection. Methods: We have developed a combined phenotypic and genotypic approach for the differential diagnosis of resistance mediated by four major transporters (MexAB-OprM, MexCD-OprJ, MexEF-OprN, MexXY-OprM). The methodology was validated using reference strains harbouring only one specific transporter and its applicability evaluated towards seven selected clinical isolates, the resistance mechanisms of which could not be assigned by conventional techniques. Phenotypic detection used MIC measurements with reporter antibiotics [carbenicillin (MexAB-OprM); erythromycin (MexCD-OprJ); norfloxacin and imipenem (MexEF-OprN); gentamicin (MexXY-OprM)] with and without Phe-Arg-beta-naphthylamide. Genotypic detection was made by semi-quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for mexC and mexE, and by quantitative competitive RT-PCR and real-time PCR for mexA and mexX (correlation between both methods: >88%; overexpression levels ranging between 4.8 and 8.1). Results: Convergence between phenotypic and genotypic methods was observed in control strains for all pumps. For clinical isolates, convergence was obtained in 6 of 7 strains for MexXY-OprM and MexEF-OprM, and in 5 of 7 for MexAB-OprM and MexCD-OprJ, mostly due to hard to interpret phenotypic data. Conclusions: The data plead for combining phenotypic and genotypic approaches in the diagnosis of efflux-mediated resistance in A. aeruginosa.
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