† These authors contributed equally.
Background: We investigated the susceptibility patterns and genotype of
extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
isolates. Methods: A prospective survey of K. pneumoniae-infected
patients was conducted in obstetrics & gynaecology settings in three associated
hospitals of a university in China from 2017 to 2019. All isolates were
identified as K. pneumoniae by the conventional standard procedures and
confirmed by use of the VITEK GNI system. Susceptibility to 16 antimicrobial
agents of ESBLs was determined by way of a screening procedure using discs. PCR
amplification of bla genes, and sequencing of PCR products were
performed to determine their molecular types. Results: A total of 518 of K. pneumoniae were isolated from
sputum specimens in three affiliated hospitals. Out of these, 158 strains were
ESBL producers and 64 strains were non-ESBL producers from the first hospital;
114 strains were positive for producing ESBLs and 60 strains were negative for
ESBLs in the second hospital, and 86 strains were ESBL producer and 36 strains
were negative from the third hospital. bla gene contents showed that 88
strains (24.6%) carried the bla