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- The study used the disc diffusion method to identify multi-drug resistant strains of K. pneumoniae, focusing on its resistance to carbapenem antibiotics.
- The research involved detecting specific carbapenemase genes (VIM 1 and IMP 1) in the bacteria using multiplex PCR and assessing antibiotic effectiveness through minimum inhibition concentration tests.
- Results confirmed that the K. pneumoniae strains not only produced carbapenemase but also exhibited strong biofilm formation, enhancing their virulence.
Article Abstract
The multi-drug resistant effect of the Gram negative bacteria K. pneumoniae was identified by disc diffusion method using specific UTI panel discs of Kleb 1 HX077 and Kleb 2 HX090 HEXA. Among the multi-drug resistant bacteria, the carbapenem resistant (CR) effect of the K. pneumoniae was screened by specific carbapenem detection antibiotics of HEXA HX066 and HX0103 HEXA by disc diffusion method. In addition, the effective antibiotics were further performed against K. pneumoniae by minimum inhibition concentration method. Further, the carbapenemase genes of VIM 1 and IMP 1 were detected from the isolated strains by multiplex PCR method. Furthermore, the biofilm forming ability of selected carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae was initially identified by tissue culture plate method and confirmed by exopolysaccharide arrest ability of congo red agar assay. Finally, our result was proved that the identified K. pneumoniae is carbapenemase producing strain, and its virulence was extended with strong biofilm formation.
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