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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase variants: the new threat to global public health

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Ding, Li, Shen, Siquan, Chen, Jing, Tian, Zhen, Shi, Qingyu, Han, Renru, Guo, Yan, Hu, Fupin·2023·Clinical Microbiology Reviews

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SUMMARY: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) variants, which refer to the substitution, insertion, or deletion of amino acid sequence compared to wild bla KPC type, have reduced utility of ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), a pioneer antimicrobial agent in treating carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections. So far, more than 150 bla KPC variants have been reported worldwide, and most of the new variants were discovered in the past 3 years, which calls for public alarm. The KPC variant protein enhances the affinity to ceftazidime and weakens the affinity to avibactam by changing the KPC structure, thereby mediating bacterial resistance to CZA. At present, there are still no guidelines or expert consensus to make recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of infections caused by KPC variants. In addition, meropenem-vaborbactam, imipenem-relebactam, and other new β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitor combinations have little discussion on KPC variants. This review aims to discuss the clinical characteristics, risk factors, epidemiological characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, methods for detecting bla KPC variants, treatment options, and future perspectives of bla KPC variants worldwide to alert this new great public health threat.

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Authors
Ding, L., Shen, S., Chen, J., Tian, Z., Shi, Q., Han, R., Guo, Y., & Hu, F.
Affiliations
  • Fudan University (CN)
  • Hangzhou Matridx Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Corresponding author
  • Guo, Yan
  • Hu, Fupin
Venue
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Published
2023-12-20
Volume
36
Issue
4
Pages
e0000823-e0000823
ISSN
  • 0893-8512 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-6618
OpenAlex
W4388500625
Cited by
222
References
128
Citations by year
2026: 84 · 2025: 91 · 2024: 47
FWCI
4.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (32141002, 82172311, 82302574)
  • China Antimicrobial Surveillance Network (2020QD049)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Keywords
KPC, carbapenem resistance, ceftazidime-avibactam resistance, beta-lactamase inhibitors, meropenem-vaborbactam, imipenem-relebactam, antimicrobial susceptibility, risk factors, treatment options, public health risk
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacterial Proteins, beta-Lactamases, Drug Combinations, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Public Health, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors

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