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J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.01773-10
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Revised JCM-01773-10 Version 3
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How to detect NDM-1 producers?
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Patrice Nordmann,1* Laurent Poirel,1 Amélie Carrër,1
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Mark A. Toleman,2 and Timothy R. Walsh2
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Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, INSERM U914 “Emerging Resistance to
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Antibiotics”, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de
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Médecine Paris Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France1 ; Department of Immunology, Immunity and
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Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK2
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Corresponding author : [email protected]; Service de Bactériologie-Virologie,
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hôpital de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, 94275 K-Bicêtre, France. Tel. 33 1 45 21 36 32
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Enterobacterial isolates expressing the carbapenemase NDM-1 are emerging
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worldwide. Twenty seven NDM-1-positive isolates of worldwide origin were included in
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the study to identify these strains as not only pathogens, but also as colonizers of normal
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flora for infection control screening purposes. Although susceptibility to carbapenems
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varied, a combined test (IMP/IMP + EDTA), the Etest MBL and automated
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susceptibility testing by Vitek2 (bioMérieux) identified those NDM-1 producers as
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ratified by PCR using specific primers. Screening of carriers of NDM-1 producers may
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be based on media such as ChromID ESBL culture medium routinely used for screening
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extended spectrum ß-lactamase producers giving excellent detection levels with low
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limits of detection ranging from 8 x 100 to 5 x 102 CFU/ml. The CHROMagar KPC
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culture medium had higher limits of detection (1 x 101 to 5 x 105 CFU/mL) and may be
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proposed for the follow-up of outbreaks with NDM-1 producers. Colonies growing on
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these screening media can be verified as NDM-1 producers with molecular methods as
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described herein.
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NDM-1 is a broad spectrum ß-lactamase (carbapenemase) that is able to inactivate all
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ß-lactams except aztreonam (18). However, most NDM-1-positive strains also express CMY-
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4 and CTX-M-15 ß-lactamases thus conferring resistance to all ß-lactams (8). Although
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discovered in 2008, NDM-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae has attracted worldwide media
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attention due to its high incidence in India and that many UK isolates can be directly tracked
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to India and Pakistan (5, 8). Several reports indicate further spread of this resistance
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determinant worldwide including in the USA (3 isolates [3]) and Australia (11) with
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relationships in most of the cases with the Indian subcontinent. By contrast to many other
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resistance mechanisms, NDM-1 is not associated to a single strain but has spread very rapidly
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to non-clonally related isolates (8). It has been identified mostly in Escherichia coli and
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Klebsiella pneumoniae and to a lesser degree in other enterobacterial species (5, 8). Plasmids
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carrying the blaNDM-1 gene also carry a number of other resistance genes conferring resistance
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to all aminoglycosides, macrolides and sulfamethoxazole thus making these isolates multi-
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drug resistant or, because of other non-plasmid mediated resistances, resistant in some cases
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to all antibiotics including tigecycline and colistin (8). Although carbapenemase-producing
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Enterobacteriaceae isolates have been increasingly identified worldwide such as KPC
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producers (9, 10), NDM-1 producers bring several additional factors which are deeply
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disconcenting for public health worldwide. These factors are: (i) identification of the blaNDM-1
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gene in not a single species but in unrelated species (including Acinetobacter spp. [7])
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indicating that this gene can spread at an unprecedent rate; (ii) it is present not only in K.
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pneumoniae, a typical nosocomial pathogen, but also in E. coli which is also a main
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community-acquired pathogen. E. coli is also the number one cause of diarrhoea in children in
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India/Pakistan, increasing the risk of resistant strains being released into the environment; iii)
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currently, the blaNDM-1 gene is primarily identified from the Indian subcontinent, which has
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the second largest population in the world (1.3 billion people). Overpopulation, lack of basic
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sanitation and access to clean water, tropical climate (Southern part of the peninsula), and
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poor control of antibiotic usage, are all compounding factors that may promote the transfer of
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NDM-1 positive bacteria among the Indian/Pakistanese population and then internationally.
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Therefore, there is urgent international need to detect NDM-1 producers in any healthcare
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facility to prevent its further spread.
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We report here several techniques for the detection of NDM-1 producers - whether
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this will be used for managing clinical infections or screening colonizers. We have gathered a
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collection of international non-clonal strains including several enterobacterial species
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demonstrating various susceptibilities to carbapenems which were used to assess these
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methods (Table).
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Identification of NDM-1 producers. Susceptibility testing were performed by
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determining MIC values by Etest (AB bioMérieux; Solna, Sweden) on Mueller-Hinton agar
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plates at 37°C and results of susceptibility testing were recorded according to the CLSI
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guidelines as modified in June 2010 (4). Those breakpoints are for imipenem susceptible (S)≤
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1, ≥ 4 µg/ml/resistant (R), for meropenem S≤ 1, ≥4 µg/ml R, for ertapenem S≤ 0.25, ≥1 µg/ml
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R, and for doripenem S≤ 1, ≥4 µg/ml R. Twenty six out of the 27 NDM-1 strains were
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resistant to at least one carbapenem, and 8 were resistant only to ertapenem (Table). A single
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isolate (Providencia rettgeri A) was only of intermediate susceptibility to imipenem and
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ertapenem (Table). Various susceptibility to carbapenems has been reported for producers of
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other types of carbapenemases such as KPC and VIM producers (9, 10, 12,15) in particularly
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in E. coli. Ertapenem has been also proposed to be a most appropriate carbapenem for
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detecting KPC producers with low-level resistance to carbapenems (2, 15), and seems to be
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also the most appropriate carbapenem for detecting NDM-1 producers.
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The Etest MBL strip is one of the methods advocated for detecting metallo-ß-
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lactamase producers based on inhibition of metallo ß-lactamase (MBL) activity by EDTA
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(16). The Etest MBL using imipenem and imipenem/EDTA was reliable for that detection
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except in two cases (Enterobacter cloacae D and K. pneumoniae E) for which the
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interpretation of the results was not possible due to too low MIC values for imipenem (Table).
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Therefore we have evaluated another technique, the combined disk test, based also on
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inhibition of MBL activity by EDTA (6). Two imipenem disks (10 µg), one containing 10 µl
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of 0.1 M EDTA (292 µg) anhydrous EDTA, were placed 25 mm apart onto a Mueller-Hinton
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plate (6). A diameter superior to 4 mm around the IMP-EDTA as compared to that of the IMP
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disk alone was considered positive for MBL. All 27 NDM-1 producers were positively
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detected by this technique (Table) which is reliable for detecting those MBL producers on a
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daily basis. The E test MBL may be used in labs which do not screening for MBL producers
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on a daily basis of for those which performed susceptibility testing using liquid medium
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techniques and rarely used disk diffusion susceptility techniques.
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The collection of NDM-1 producers was then examined by a commercial and
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automated system designed for antibiotic susceptibility testing, Vitek 2 (bioMérieux, La-
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Balme-Les-Grottes, France, expert system version 04.02). The tested carbapenem in card
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AST-N128 is imipenem with breakpoints for susceptibilty ≤ 2, and > 8 µg/ml for resistance.
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All NDM-1 producers had higher values of MICs of imipenem by Vitek2 as compared to
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those obtained by the Etest method. They were of intermediate susceptibility or resistant to
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carbapenems and flagged as producers of carbapenemases. Our data mirror and extend the
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results obtained by another study that evaluated three automated systems BD Phoenix (BD
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Diagnostics), Microscan (Siemens) and Vitek 2 (bioMerieux) for detection and inference of
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mechanisms
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Enterobacteriaceae (17). That study included six NDM-1 producers likely of UK origin (17).
responsible
for
carbapenem
resistance
in
carbapenem-resistant
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Although carbapenemase detection by spectrophotometric assay has been suggested for
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detecting carbapenemase producers of (10, 17) (and results were positive for all NDM-1
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producers we tested here [data not shown]), we do not recommend this method on a routine
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basis as it is time-consuming and does not discriminate between NDM-1 and other metallo-ß-
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lactamases. Similarly, we do not recommend the Hodge test for detecting metallo-ß-lactamases
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activity which is not only time consuming but may also lack of specificity (15). Finally, the
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detection of the blaNDM-1 gene based on a PCR molecular technique was established. Primers
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assessed in this study were NDM-Fm (5’-GGTTTGGCGATCTGGTTTTC-3’, positions 133-
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153) and NDM-Rm (5’-CGGAATGGCTCATCACGATC-3’, positions 734-754) that amplified
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an internal fragment of 621 bp of the blaNDM-1 gene. Primers were designed according to the
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sequence of the blaNDM-1 gene of the GenBank database under accession n°FN392876. Total
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DNA from bacterial isolates was extracted by alkaline lysis. Negative controls include reference
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strains producing the metallo-ß-lactamase blaIMP, blaVIM, blaSPM, blaGIM, and blaSIM genes. Two
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microliters of extracted total DNA were subjected to PCR in a 50-µl reaction mixture. The PCR
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mixture for the detection of metallo-ß-lactamase genes was: 1× PCR buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl
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[pH 8.3], 50 mM KCl), 1.5 mM of MgCl2, 0.125 mM of each deoxynucleotide triphosphate, 10
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µM of each primer, and 2 U of AmpliTaq Gold Polymerase (Roche, Meylan, France).
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Amplification were carried out with the following thermal cycling conditions: 10 min at 94°C
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and 36 cycles of amplification consisting of 30 sec at 94°C, 40 sec at 52°C, and 50 sec at 72°C,
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with 5 min at 72°C for the final extension. DNA fragments were visualized by electrophoresis in
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a 2% agarose gel at 100 V for 1 h in 1× TAE (40 mM Tris-HCl [pH 8.3], 2 mM Acetate, 1 mM
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EDTA) containing 0.05 mg/L ethidium bromide. Using this technique the blaNDM-1-positive
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isolates were detected within less than 3 hours with 100% sensitivity and an excellent specificity
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as deduced by testing a few reference strains expressing other types of carbapenemase genes
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(data not shown).
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Screening of NDM-1 producers as a carriage state. The efficient prevention of
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spread of NDM-1 producers requires a rapid screening method that can detect NDM-1
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producers as colonizer (mostly in the gastrointestinal tract) when the patient/carrier is
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admitted to any health care facility. We have shown recently that the screening culture
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medium ChromID ESBL culture medium (bioMérieux) containing cefpodoxime as a selector,
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and that is routinely used for screening extended spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) producers
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(13) may be used also for detecting carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (1). This
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culture medium may also provide a preliminary bacterial identification (E. coli; K.
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pneumoniae…) at species level based on differential chromogenic properties of the
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enterobacterial species (13). Producers of IMP-, VIM- and KPC-type carbapenemases with
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high level of resistance to cephalosporins and to carbapenems were easily detected by
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ChromID ESBL (1). In this same study, we had evaluated another screening medium
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CHROMagar KPC (CHROMagar company, Paris, France) which contains a carbapenem as
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the selector for resistance and was first specifically designed for screening KPC producers (1,
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13). Using the CHROM agar medium, carbapenemase-producing isolates with MIC values <
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4 µg/mL were detecteda with much higher levels of detection limits (1).
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Since NDM-1-producers were not included in that study, we have now evaluated both
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screening media using our collection of NDM-1 producers. An inoculum of ~ 2 x 106 CFU/ml
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(range, 1.5 x 105 to 3.5 x 107 CFU/ml) was used and serial 10-fold dilution were made in
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normal saline buffer, then 100 µl were plated onto sheep blood-containing tryptic soy agar,
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ChromID ESBL medium and Chromagar KPC media. Viable bacteria were counted after 24
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hours and 48 hours of culture at 37°C and growth on selective media was compared to growth
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on standard culture medium. The lowest limit of detection of NDM-1 producers ranged from
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8 x 100 to 5 x 102 CFU/ml for ChromID ESBL (Table). The ability of that medium to detect
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NDM-1 producers is based on the fact that those producers are also resistant to expanded-
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spectrum cephalosporins which is in part due to the broad-spectrum hydrolytic properties of
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ß-lactamase NDM-1 (Table). Therefore this detection was possible using ChromID ESBL
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even though strain may not express an ESBL (E. coli B for example, [data not shown]). For
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CHROMagar KPC, the lowest limit of detection of NDM-1 producers ranged between 1 x 101
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to 4 x 105 CFU/ml (table). Those detection limits were higher than those of the ChromID
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ESBL medium, especially for several strains with low MICs for carbapenems (E. coli B, E.
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coli H, E. coli J, E. cloacae C, Klebsiella oxytoca A, Providencia rettgeri A). After the
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screening of putative NDM-1 producers, definitive identification of the NDM-1 producers is
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needed using the techniques developed above (susceptibility testing, Etest, and PCR)
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(Figure). This detection strategy may help to prevent the development of clinically significant
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outbreaks with NDM-1 positive clinical isolates, in particularly with NDM-1 (+) K.
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pneumoniae.
CONCLUSION
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Early identification of NDM-1 producers both in bacteria causing clinical infections
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and/or colonizers is mandatory to prevent their spread. Identification of NDM-1 producers in
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clinical infections shall be suspected on any decreased susceptibility to carbapenems in
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Enterobacteriacae especially in E. coli where resistance to carbapenems may not always be
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apparent. The ChromID ESBL is a reliable culture media for screening NDM-1 producers as a
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carriage state. Since ChromID ESBL may detect also ESBL producers, its usage for detecting
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carbapenemase producers may be the source of extra workload. However the higher
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sensitivity of the Chrom ID ESBL than the CHROMagar argues for its usage. In addition, the
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ChromID ESBL offers the economical advantage to use a single plate for detecting ESBL
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and carbapenemase producers.
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The CHROMagar culture medium may be proposed for the follow up of an outbreak of
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NDM-1 producers after identification of the first cases usingthe ChromID ESBL and after
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checking that this medium is sensitive enough for detecting the specific NDM-1 producer
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strain responsible for the outbreak. We believe that a screening strategy based on early
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detection of NDM-1 producers for any international transfer of hospitalized patients at a
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worldwide scale, and for at-risk patients in endemic areas may prevent the emergence of
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outbreaks of NDM-1 producers.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was funded mostly by a grant from the INSERM (U914), by a grant-in-aid of the
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Ministère de l’Education Nationale et de la Recherche (UPRES-EA3539), Université Paris
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XI, Paris, France and by a grant of the European Community (TEMPOtest-QC, HEALTH-
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2009-241742). We thank Dr. A. Ros for gift of clinical isolate.
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Table. Sensitivity of detection for ChromID ESBL medium and CHROMagar KPC medium
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for 27 NDM-1 producers and the results of the combined disk test (IMP, IMP + EDTA) and
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the
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ceftazidime; IMP, imipenem; ETP, ertapenem; MER, meropenem, DOR, doripenem).
Etest MBL. MICs of several ß-lactams are also shown (CTX, cefotaxime, CAZ;
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Figure legend. Strategy for identification of NDM-1 producers as a source of clinical
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infections and for detecting NDM-1 producers at the carrier state. * This culture medium can
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be used for surveillance of outbreak of NDM-1 producers after validation of its detection
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sensitivity for a specific strain responsible of an outbreak. ** Etest MBL is reliable when
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MIC of imipenem is not too low.
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Isolate
MICs
µg/ml
Country of Isolation
CTX
CAZ
IMP
E test
ETP
MER
DOR
E. coli A
Australia
> 32
> 256
6
4
4
> 32
E. coli B
France
> 32
> 256
3
3
2
2
E. coli C
India
> 32
> 256
2
> 32
24
6
E. coli D
India
> 32
> 256
16
> 32
16
3
E. coli E
India
> 32
> 256
32
> 32
> 32
24
E. coli F
India
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
16
16
E. coli G
India
> 32
> 256
4
> 32
8
3
E. coli H
India
> 32
> 256
1.5
8
2
1
E. coli I
India
> 32
> 256
3
> 32
6
2
E. coli J
India
> 32
> 256
2
4
2
1.5
E. cloacae A
India
> 32
> 256
8
6
6
4
E. cloacae B
India
> 32
> 256
> 32
12
8
12
E. cloacae C
India
> 32
> 256
2
16
2
1
E. cloacae D
India
> 32
> 256
0.75
1.5
1
K. pneumoniae A
K. pneumoniae J
Kenya
Sultanate of Oman
Sultanate of Oman
India
India
India
India
India
India
India
K. oxytoca A
3
MBL
IMP/IMP+
EDTA
Lowest limit of detection
(CFU/ml)
Chrom ID ESBL
CHROMagar KPC
2 x 101
3 x 101
2 x 10 1
3 x 105
3 x 101
3 x 101
1 x 101
1 x 101
2 x 102
1 x 101
1 x 101
3 x 101
3 x 101
4 x 101
1 x 101
2 x 105
1 x 101
1 x 101
8 x 100
1 x 104
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-*
+
+
+
+
1 x 101
5 x 101
1 x 101
1 x 101
3 x 102
4 x 104
1 x 101
1 x 102
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
2 x 101
1 x 101
1 x 101
2 x 101
1 x 101
3 x 102
2 x 101
3 x 101
1 x 101
3 x 102
1 x 101
8 x 101
1 x 101
1 x 102
1 x 101
5 x 102
1 x 101
5 x 102
1 x 101
1 x 101
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
1
6
2
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
8
2
1.5
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
2
6
2
1.5
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 256
6
> 32
16
12
+
+
+
+
-*
+
+
+
+
+
India
> 32
> 256
2
4
3
3
+
+
1 x 101
1 x 104
C. freundii A
France
> 32
> 256
> 32
> 32
> 32
> 32
+
+
1 x 101
1 x 101
P. rettgeri A
India
> 32
> 256
3
+
+
5 x 102
5 x 105
K. pneumoniae B
K. pneumoniae C
K. pneumoniae D
K. pneumoniae E
K. pneumoniae F
K. pneumoniae G
K. pneumoniae H
K. pneumoniae I
* No interpretable
0.75
0.5
1.5
2
0.75
Screening
of carrriers
Detection of
infecting
strains
ChromID ESBL
(CHROMagar KPC*)
Susceptibility testing
(disk diffusion, Vitek 2 and
other automated systems)
IMP/IMP +EDTA
(E-test MBL**)
Molecular identification of carbapenemase genes