Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)

Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are one of the main challenges in intensive care units (ICUs), mainly extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (EKP), carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant (CR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and CR Acinetoba...

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Authors: Ramírez de Arellano, Eva; López Causapé, Carla; Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes; Arroyo Muñoz, F. J.; Alemparte Pardavila, E.; Arca-Suárez, Jorge; Ayestarán, Ignacio; Riazzo, C.; Rodríguez-Gómez, J.; Oteo-Iglesias, J.
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Status:Published version
Publication date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/182611
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182611
https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02987-25
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Multi-resistance
Gram-negative bacteria
ICUs
Colonizations
Infections
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author Ramírez de Arellano, Eva
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Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes
Arroyo Muñoz, F. J.
Alemparte Pardavila, E.
Arca-Suárez, Jorge
Ayestarán, Ignacio
Riazzo, C.
Rodríguez-Gómez, J.
Oteo-Iglesias, J.
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author_browse Alemparte Pardavila, E.
Arca-Suárez, Jorge
Arroyo Muñoz, F. J.
Ayestarán, Ignacio
Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes
López Causapé, Carla
Oteo-Iglesias, J.
Ramírez de Arellano, Eva
Riazzo, C.
Rodríguez-Gómez, J.
author_facet Ramírez de Arellano, Eva
López Causapé, Carla
Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes
Arroyo Muñoz, F. J.
Alemparte Pardavila, E.
Arca-Suárez, Jorge
Ayestarán, Ignacio
Riazzo, C.
Rodríguez-Gómez, J.
Oteo-Iglesias, J.
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description Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are one of the main challenges in intensive care units (ICUs), mainly extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (EKP), carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant (CR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and CR Acinetobacter spp. The objectives were to determine the prevalence and incidence of colonization/infection by these bacteria in Spanish ICUs, their antimicrobial susceptibility, resistome, and phylogeny. All patients admitted to ICUs of seven Spanish hospitals were evaluated (15 February to 30 March 2023). Colonization was determined in rectal and oropharyngeal swabs upon admission and the firstand second weeks after admission. Infections were studied for up to 60 days from admission. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by broth microdilution. Whole-genome sequencing was performed to analyze the resistome and phylogeny (core-genome Multi-Locus Sequence-Typing). In total, 767 patients were studied. The prevalence of MDR-GNB colonization on admission was 2.9% (23/767), and EKP was the most prevalent bacterium. The incidence of acquired colonization was 1.3 (22/1,694) cases per 100 ICU-admitted patients-day, with colonization by CR P. aeruginosa being the most frequent (n = 14/22). Twenty-one patients had an infection (prevalence: 2.7%), mainly CR P. aeruginosa (12/21). The major resistance mechanisms and clones detected were some of the most frequent circulating clones in Spain: EKP-ST15/blaVIM-1+OXA-48, EKP-ST307/blaCTXM-15, and CR P. aeruginosa ST175/OprD porin deficiency.The antibiotics with the greatest activity against Enterobacterales (n = 26) were colistin, cefiderocol,and meropenem-vaborbactam (100%); while in CR P. aeruginosa (n = 20), they were colistin, cefiderocol,and imipenem-relebactam (95%–100%). The prevalence/incidence of colonization/infection by MDR-GNB in the ICUs of this study was low, but with important variations between hospitals. CR P. aeruginosa was the most common bacterium identified.
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spelling Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project) Ramírez de Arellano, Eva López Causapé, Carla Delgado Valverde, María Mercedes Arroyo Muñoz, F. J. Alemparte Pardavila, E. Arca-Suárez, Jorge Ayestarán, Ignacio Riazzo, C. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Oteo-Iglesias, J. Multi-resistance Gram-negative bacteria ICUs Colonizations Infections Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are one of the main challenges in intensive care units (ICUs), mainly extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (EKP), carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant (CR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and CR Acinetobacter spp. The objectives were to determine the prevalence and incidence of colonization/infection by these bacteria in Spanish ICUs, their antimicrobial susceptibility, resistome, and phylogeny. All patients admitted to ICUs of seven Spanish hospitals were evaluated (15 February to 30 March 2023). Colonization was determined in rectal and oropharyngeal swabs upon admission and the firstand second weeks after admission. Infections were studied for up to 60 days from admission. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by broth microdilution. Whole-genome sequencing was performed to analyze the resistome and phylogeny (core-genome Multi-Locus Sequence-Typing). In total, 767 patients were studied. The prevalence of MDR-GNB colonization on admission was 2.9% (23/767), and EKP was the most prevalent bacterium. The incidence of acquired colonization was 1.3 (22/1,694) cases per 100 ICU-admitted patients-day, with colonization by CR P. aeruginosa being the most frequent (n = 14/22). Twenty-one patients had an infection (prevalence: 2.7%), mainly CR P. aeruginosa (12/21). The major resistance mechanisms and clones detected were some of the most frequent circulating clones in Spain: EKP-ST15/blaVIM-1+OXA-48, EKP-ST307/blaCTXM-15, and CR P. aeruginosa ST175/OprD porin deficiency.The antibiotics with the greatest activity against Enterobacterales (n = 26) were colistin, cefiderocol,and meropenem-vaborbactam (100%); while in CR P. aeruginosa (n = 20), they were colistin, cefiderocol,and imipenem-relebactam (95%–100%). The prevalence/incidence of colonization/infection by MDR-GNB in the ICUs of this study was low, but with important variations between hospitals. CR P. aeruginosa was the most common bacterium identified. American Society for Microbiology https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182611 https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02987-25
spellingShingle Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
Ramírez de Arellano, Eva
Multi-resistance
Gram-negative bacteria
ICUs
Colonizations
Infections
status_str publishedVersion
title Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
title_full Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
title_fullStr Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
title_full_unstemmed Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
title_short Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
title_sort Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in Spanish ICU patients: clinical and microbiological characterization (MURAN-UCI Project)
topic Multi-resistance
Gram-negative bacteria
ICUs
Colonizations
Infections
topic_facet Multi-resistance
Gram-negative bacteria
ICUs
Colonizations
Infections
url https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182611
https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02987-25