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*Porin channel mutations that reduce antibiotic influx
 
*Porin channel mutations that reduce antibiotic influx
   
==β-lactamases==
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===β-lactamases===
   
* Also see [[Β-lactamases]]
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*Also see [[Β-lactamases]]
   
===Ambler Classification of ß-lactamases===
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====Ambler Classification of ß-lactamases====
   
 
*Based on amino acid sequences rather than function
 
*Based on amino acid sequences rather than function
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===Specific ß-lactamases===
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====Specific ß-lactamases====
   
 
*TEM-1: most common β-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria
 
*TEM-1: most common β-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria
 
*KPC: most common carbapenemase
 
*KPC: most common carbapenemase
 
*NDM-1: broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase and carbapenemase
 
*NDM-1: broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase and carbapenemase
*OXA-48: most common carbapenemase in [[Acinetobacter species]]
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*OXA-48: most common carbapenemase in [[Acinetobacter]]
   
==Efflux Pumps==
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===Efflux Pumps===
   
 
*Major cause of resistance in [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]] and similar species
 
*Major cause of resistance in [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]] and similar species
 
*e.g. MexAB-OprM, which confers broad antimicrobial resistance including cephalosporins and some carbapanems
 
*e.g. MexAB-OprM, which confers broad antimicrobial resistance including cephalosporins and some carbapanems
   
==Porin Loss==
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===Porin Loss===
   
 
*Most common cause of carbapenem resistance in [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]
 
*Most common cause of carbapenem resistance in [[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]
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== Management ==
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* See also [[Carbapenem-resistant organisms]]
   
 
[[Category:Antibiotics]]
 
[[Category:Antibiotics]]

Latest revision as of 12:10, 2 April 2022


Mechanisms

  • ß-lactamase production: enzymatic breakdown of beta lactam antibiotic
  • Penicillin binding protein mutations (e.g. MRSA)
  • Efflux pump mutations
  • Porin channel mutations that reduce antibiotic influx

β-lactamases

Ambler Classification of ß-lactamases

  • Based on amino acid sequences rather than function
  • Classes A, C, and D are serine ß-lactamases, while class B are metallo-β-lactamases
Class Binding Site Examples Inhibitors
A serine TEM, SHV, KPC, CTX-M, GES avibactam, vaborbactam, relebactam
B metallo VIM, NDM, IMP
C serine AmpC, P99 avibactam, vaborbactam, relebactam
D serine OXA (oxacillinase) enzymes avibactam (OXA-48)

Specific ß-lactamases

  • TEM-1: most common β-lactamase in Gram-negative bacteria
  • KPC: most common carbapenemase
  • NDM-1: broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase and carbapenemase
  • OXA-48: most common carbapenemase in Acinetobacter

Efflux Pumps

  • Major cause of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and similar species
  • e.g. MexAB-OprM, which confers broad antimicrobial resistance including cephalosporins and some carbapanems

Porin Loss

Management