High proportions of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in community-acquired infections, Brazil.
Scientific reports, ISSN: 2045-2322, Vol: 15, Issue: 1, Page: 9698
2025
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of bloodstream (BSI) and urinary tract infections (UTI), but limited data is available regarding community-acquired (CA) infections. This study characterized the clinical aspects of CA-BSI and CA-UTI caused by K. pneumoniae and the molecular features of isolates, including their resistance profiles. Sixty-five isolates (CA-BSI, n = 24; CA-UTI, n = 41) underwent antimicrobial susceptibility testing, β-lactamase and virulence gene assessment, capsular genotyping, and molecular typing. Older age, male gender, and comorbidities, particularly kidney disease, were significantly associated with CA-BSI. The MDR and carbapenem resistance rates for K. pneumoniae from CA infections were 24.6% and 4.6%, respectively. CA-BSI isolates were more antibiotic-resistant and had a higher proportion of ESBL-producing (37.5% versus 9.8%) and MDR isolates (45.8% versus 12.2%) than CA-UTI. The bla or bla genes was found in all ESBL-producing isolates, while bla and bla were detected exclusively in CA-BSI strains. The isolates' virulence profiles were similar between the groups, although one CA-BSI and two CA-UTI isolates presented hypervirulence biomarkers. A high clonal diversity was observed, with a majority of MDR (81.3%) (ST11, ST15, ST101, ST258, ST307, and ST6852) and hypervirulent (2/3) (ST23 and ST65) isolates being high-risk pandemic clones in humans. Our data highlight the high prevalence of MDR K. pneumoniae in CA infections in Brazil, with CA-BSI showing significant differences in resistance profiles compared to CA-UTI.
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