Molecular Characteristics and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Elizabethkingia Clinical Isolates in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate molecular characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of clinical isolates of Elizabethkingia in Shanghai, China.

Methods

Elizabethkingia isolates were collected in a university-affiliated hospital in 2012-2015 and 2017-2018. They were re-identified to species level by 16S rRNA gene and species-specific gene sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing, screening for metallo-beta-lactamase production, identification of antimicrobial resistance genes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were performed.

Results

Among 52 Elizabethkingia isolates, E. anophelis was the most prevalent species (67.3%), followed by E. meningoseptica (26.9%). High carriage rates of bla _CME,

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996224 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature