The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Huong Thien Pham^1,2,3*, Van Hung Pham^1,2, Duy Khanh Tran^1,2, Quoc Viet Nguyen^1,2
¹Vietnam Research and Development Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Ho Chi Minh city 70000, Vietnam; ²NK-Biotek Co.;
³Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh city 70000, Vietnam

BACKGROUND

The causative agents of pneumonia requiring hospitalization are often Gram-negative bacilli, and this presents a challenge in treatment because Gram-negative bacilli, especially A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and E. coli, have a relatively high rate of antibiotic resistance, including to potent and broad-spectrum antibiotics such as third and fourth generation cephalosporins and carbapenems^[1,2,3].

AIMS OF THE STUDY

To investigate the antibiotic resistance of Gram-negative bacilli causing hospital-acquired pneumonia, utilizing the multiplex realtime PCR (MPL-rPCR) assay developed by the Vietnam Institute of Clinical Microbiology Research and Development (VCM).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

We conducted a five-year retrospective analysis of 15,936 respiratory clinical samples from hospitalized patients. The workflow of viral detection using an in-house MLP-rPCR assay targeting 17 respiratory viruses is shown below.

Figure 1: Workflow used to detect pathogens and antibiotic-resistant genes using MPL-rPCR

Table 1: Pathogens detected by the MPL-rPCR developed by the VCM

Table 2: Antibiotic resistant genes detected directly from the samples by the MPL-rPCR developed by the VCM

RESULTS

CONCLUSIONS

By comprehensively analyzing information on the direct detection of bacterial agents, particularly Gram-negative bacilli, from lower respiratory tract specimens, this study highlights the assay’s value in helping clinicians optimize antibiotic selection.

REFERENCES

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2. Hall, B. G., & Barlow, M. (2005). Revised Ambler classification of β-lactamases. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 55(6), 1050-1051.

3. Banerjee R, Patel R. Molecular diagnostics for genotypic detection of antibiotic resistance: current landscape and future directions. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2023 Feb 17;5(1):dlad018. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlad018. PMID: 36816746; PMCID: PMC9937039.

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The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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