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KMID : 1120220150060030201
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
2015 Volume.6 No. 3 p.201 ~ p.204
High Prevalence of AmpC ¥â-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli in Ilam, Iran
Maleki Abbas

Khosravi Afra
Ghafourian Sobhan
Pakzad Iraj
Hosseini Shiva
Ramazanzadeh Rashid
Sadeghifard Nourkhoda
Abstract
Objectives: Widespread use of ¥â-lactam antibiotics could cause resistance to this group of antibiotics in pathogenic bacteria through the production of the enzyme ¥â-lactamases. The aim of this study is to determine the molecular detection of AmpC ¥â-lactamases among clinical Escherichia coli isolated from Ilam hospitals in Ilam, Iran.

Methods: One hundred and twelve clinical isolates of E. coli were collected from hospitalized patients and were identified by biochemical tests. They were evaluated for extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) production, and the positive strains were subjected to AmpC enzymes; for detection of AmpC cluster genes, multiplex polymerase chain reaction was applied.

Results: The analysis showed 62.5% of isolates were ESBLs positive and that five strains revealed the AmpC cluster genes. This is the first report of FOXM cluster genes in E. coli in Iran.

Conclusion: Based on our results, the prevalence of AmpC ¥â-lactamases is increasing in Iran, which caused failure in antibiotic therapy. So, the current study recommended the revision of antibiotic policy in Iranian hospitals.
KEYWORD
AmpC ¥â-lactamases, E. coli, ESBLs
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