Avicenna J Med Biotech

arij002

Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology

2008-2835 2008-4625

Avicenna Research Institute

ajmb313

Evaluating the Frequency of aac(6')-IIa, ant(2'')-I, intl1, and intl2 Genes in Aminoglycosides Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Obtained from Hospitalized Patients in Yazd, Iran

Mokhtari

Hesam

Theriogenology Association, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Eslami

Gilda

Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Zandi

Hengameh

Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranTheriogenology Association, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Dehghan-Banadkouki

Amin

Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Vakili

Mahmood

Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

10 2 115 119 18 12 2016 26 4 2017

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an opportunistic pathogen that could be resistant to many antimicrobial agents. Resistance genes can be carried among gram-negative bacteria by integrons. Enzymatic inactivation is the most important mechanism of resistance to aminoglycosides. In this study, the frequencies of two important resistance gene aac(6')-IIa and ant(2'')-I, and genes coding integrase I and II, in K. pneumoniae isolates resistant to aminoglycosides were evaluated. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an attempt was made to assess the antibiotic susceptibility of 130 K. pneumoniae isolates obtained from different samples of patients hospitalized in training hospitals of Yazd evaluated by disk diffusion method. The frequencies of aac(6')-IIa, ant(2'')-I, intl1, and intl2 genes were determined by PCR method. Data were analyzed by chi-square method using SPSS software (Ver. 16). Results: our results showed that resistance to gentamicin, tobramycin, kanamycin, and amikacin were 34.6, 33.8, 43.8, and 14.6%, respectively. The frequencies of aac(6')-IIa, ant(2'')-I, intl1, and intl2 genes were 44.6, 27.7, 90, and 0%, respectively. Conclusion: This study showed there are high frequencies of genes coding aminoglycosides resistance in K. pneumoniae isolates. Hence, it is very important to monitor and inhibit the spread of antibiotic resistance genes.