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. 2015 Mar;21(3):504–507. doi: 10.3201/eid2103.141277

Rapid Detection of ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Blood Cultures

Laurent Dortet 1,2,3, Laurent Poirel 1,2,3, Patrice Nordmann 1,2,3,
PMCID: PMC4344277  PMID: 25695535

Abstract

We rapidly identified extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers prospectively among 245 gram-negative bacilli–positive cultured blood specimens using the Rapid ESBL Nordmann/Dortet/Poirel test and direct bacterial identification using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. This combination identified ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae within 30 min and had high predictive values.

Keywords: Resistance, bacteria, antibiotic, antibacterial, gram-negative, β-lactam, cephalosporins, cephamycins, carbapenems, ESBL, Nordmann/Dortet/Poirel test, Enterobacteriaceae, MALDI-TOF, mass spectrometry, rapid diagnostic test


An essential parameter for improving the outcome of sepsis is early implementation of appropriate antibiotic therapy (15). Recently, using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) technology directly with blood cultures was found to help guide clinical management of bacteremia caused by gram-negative bacteria (GNB) (6). Resistance to broad-spectrum cephalosporins is spreading rapidly among Enterobacteriaceae, mostly related to acquisition of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) (7). ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are usually resistant to most β-lactams except cephamycins and carbapenems.

Using PCR-based molecular techniques on positive blood cultures has been proposed for rapid identification of ESBLs (8); however, trained personnel and expensive material are required for their use. In addition, for the TEM- and SHV-type enzymes, detailed gene sequence analysis is required for differentiating narrow-spectrum β-lactamases from ESBLs.

Rapid identification of ESBL producers is possible by using the ESBL Nordmann/Dortet/Poirel (NDP) test (9), which is based on the biochemical detection of the hydrolysis of the β-lactam ring of cefotaxime (a broad-spectrum cephalosporin). Presence of these bacteria has previously been evaluated with cultured bacteria and with spiked blood cultures (9).

In this study, we evaluated the ESBL NDP test prospectively in clinical settings directly from blood cultures. Identification of the bacterial species was done concomitantly from blood cultures by using enhanced MALDI-TOF procedures.

The Study

During November 2012–May 2013, we studied a single blood culture positive for GNB from each of 245 patients hospitalized at the Bicêtre hospital, a 950-bed hospital located in a suburb of Paris. Positivity of blood cultures was detected by using the BacT/Alert system (bioMérieux, La Balme-les-Grottes, France). After obtaining Gram stain results, we tested the blood cultures positive for GNB directly for 1) ESBL-E by using the ESBL NDP test, and 2) species identification by using the MALDI-TOF MS technique.

We adapted the protocol of the ESBL NDP test for detection of the ESBL-E from blood cultures (9) (Technical Appendix). The detailed MALDI-TOF MS protocol using the VITEK MS system (bioMérieux) is described in Detailed Methods in the Technical Appendix.

We performed antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) by the disk diffusion method using bacterial colonies grown from blood cultures according to the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommendations (10). The same MALDI-TOF technology and the API Gram negative Identification product (bioMérieux) were used for confirmatory identification of bacteria. AST results, obtained 48 h after blood cultures were identified as positive, were interpreted according to the CLSI breakpoints, as updated in 2014 (10). MIC of cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and cefepime were determined on Muller-Hinton (MH) agar and MH agar supplemented with 4 μg/mL of tazobactam (final concentration).

We used the double-disk synergy test (DDST) for the phenotypic detection of ESBL producers (11), according to the CLSI recommendations. For each sample, 1 disk contained cefotaxime, ceftazidime, or cefepime, and a second disk contained ticarcillin and clavulanate (10). The DDST was also performed on MH agar plates (bioMérieux) containing cloxacillin (150 mg/L) to inhibit cephalosporinase activity of natural producers of those inducible cephalosporinases. Because the DDST was performed in parallel to the AST, results were obtained 48 h later. The DDST was considered to be the reference standard for the detection of ESBL-E.

We also used molecular biology techniques to identify the ESBL genes. We used PCR to amplify DNA, which we then sequenced using blaTEM, blaSHV, and blaCTX-M primers (9).

During the study, 245 blood specimens that were collected from patients hospitalized in any unit of the hospital were cultured and grew GNB (Table 1). The 245 cases of bacteremia were attributed to Enterobacteriaceae (211, 86.1%), nonfermentative GNB (31, 12.7%), and anaerobic GNB (3, 1.2%) (Table 2). Three blood cultures (1.2%) were positive for 2 enterobacterial species (Table 2). Escherichia coli was the predominant enterobacterial species (118/211, 55.9%); the next most prevalent were Klebsiella pneumoniae (37/211, 17.5%) and Enterobacter cloacae (20/211, 9.5%). Pseudomonas aeruginosa (24/31, 77.4%) was the predominant non-fermentative GNB (Table 2). Anaerobic GNB belonged to the Bacteroides fragilis group (Bacillus fragilis and Bacillus vulgatus).

Table 1. Origin of gram-negative bacilli identified from blood cultures using rapid detection methods in bacterial blood cultures*.

Hospital department No. gram-negative bacilli No. (%) Enterobacteriaceae
No. (%) nonfermenting bacilli
Total Escherichia coli Other ESBL-negative ESBL-positive
Cardiology 5 4 (80) 2 (50) 2 (50) 4 (100) 0 1 (20)
Digestive surgery 9 8 (89) 6 (75) 2 (25) 6 (75) 2 (25) 1 (11)
Orthopedic surgery 3 3 (100) 2 (67) 1 (33) 3 (100) 0 0
Endocrinology 2 2 (100) 0 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 0
Gerontology 9 7 (78) 3 (43) 4 (57) 7 (100) 0 2 (22)
Gynecology-obstetric 3 2 (67) 0 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 1 (33)
Hepato-gastroenterology 20 18 (90) 8 (44) 10 (56) 15 (83) 3 (17) 2 (10)
Emergency 40 37 (93) 30 (81) 7 (19) 32 (86) 5 (14) 3 (8)
Infectious diseases 28 25 (89) 16 (64) 9 (36) 17 (68) 8 (32) 3 (11)
Nephrology 28 21 (75) 8 (38) 13 (62) 11 (52) 10 (48) 7 (25)
Neurology 8 8 (100) 5 (63) 3 (38) 8 (100) 0 0
Pediatric unit 2 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 2 (100) 0 0
Pneumology 4 3 (75) 2 (67) 1 (33) 2 (67) 1 (33) 1 (25)
Intensive care unit 67 57 (85) 24 (42) 33 (58) 42 (74) 15 (26) 10 (15)
Rhumatology 3 2 (67) 2 (100) 0 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (33)
Urology
14
12 (86)
8 (67)
4 (33)
10 (83)
2 (17)
2 (14)
Total 245 211 (86) 118 (56) 93 (44) 164 (78) 47 (22) 34 (14)

Table 2. Results of MALDI-TOF and extended-spectrum β-lactamase NDP testing of 245 blood cultures positive for gram-negative bacilli and definitive identification and antibiotic resistance phenotype obtained with cultured bacteria* .

30 min
24–48 h
MALDI-TOF identification
No.
ESBL NDP test
Definitive identification
β-Lactam resistance phenotype a
Enterobacteriaceae
Escherichia coli 38 E. coli Wild-type
47 E. coli Penicillinase
1 E. coli IRT
1 E. coli Low-level cephalosporinase
1 E. coli Overexpressed cephalosporinase
30 + E. coli ESBL
Proteus mirabilis 3 P. mirabilis Penicillinase
Salmonella spp. 1 Salmonella Typhimurium Wild-type
1 Salmonella Enteritidis Wild-type
1 Salmonella Paratyphi A Wild-type
1 Salmonella Typhi Wild-type
1 Salmonella Kentucky Penicillinase
Klebsiella pneumoniae 23 K. pneumoniae Wild-type
1 K. pneumoniae Acquired cephalosporinase
13 + K. pneumoniae ESBL
K. oxytoca 5 K. oxytoca Wild-type
Citrobacter koseri 2 C. koseri Wild-type
Enterobacter cloacae 12 E. cloacae Wild-type
5 E. cloacae Overexpressed cephalosporinase
3 + E. cloacae ESBL
Enterobacter aerogenes 5 E. aerogenes Wild-type
Citrobacter braaki 1 C. braaki Wild-type
C. freundii 1 + C. freundii ESBL
Morganella morganii 4 M. morganii Wild-type
Providencia rettgeri 2 P. rettgeri Wild-type
Proteus vulgaris 1 P. vulgaris Wild-type
Serratia marcescens 4 S. marcescens Wild-type
None 1 E. coli + Proteus mirabilis Penicillinase + Penicillinase

2


K. pneumoniae + S. marcescens
Wild-type + Penicillinase
Nonfermenting bacilli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 24 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ceftazidime S
Acinetobacter baumannii 2 A. baumannii Ceftazidime S
A. junii 1 A. junii Ceftazidime S
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 2 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Ceftazidime S
Roseomonas gilardii 1 Roseomonas gilardii Ceftazidime S
Sphingobacterium multivorum
1


Sphingobacterium multivorum
Ceftazidime S
Anaerobic gram-negative bacilli
Bacteroides fragilis 1 B. fragilis Wild-type
1 B. fragilis Cefotaxime R
B. vulgatus
1


B. vulgatus
Cefotaxime R
*MALDI-TOF, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight; NDP, Nordmann/Dortet/Poirel test; ESBL, extended spectrum β-lactamase; –, negative test result; IRT, inhibitor-resistant TEM β-lactamase; +, positive test result.

We identified bacteria directly from blood culture using the MALDI-TOF technique for 237 (96.7%) isolates; results corresponded to bacterial identification after culture (Table 2). Salmonella spp. (n = 5) were correctly identified at the genus level (Table 1). For the 3 positive blood cultures that contained 2 enterobacterial species (Table 2), results were noninterpretable.

ESBL-E producers (n = 47) represented 22.3% of Enterobacteriaceae. Among the 47 ESBL-E, 30 E. coli, 13 K. pneumoniae, 3 E. cloacae, and 1 Citrobacter freundii were identified from patients who were infected in the community or the hospital (detailed data not shown) (Table 1; Table 3). Most of the ESBLs were of the CTX-M-type (49/51, 96.1%); CTX-M-15 was predominant (35/51, 68.6%). The proportion of ESBL producers were 35.1%, 25.4%, and 15% among K. pneumoniae, E. coli, and E. cloacae, respectively (Table 3). The ESBL NDP test perfectly identified the 47 ESBL-E pathogens (Tables 1, 3). Accordingly, a 100% correlation between intermediated susceptibility of resistance to cefotaxime and positivity of the ESBL NDP test was observed, whereas this correlation was of 76.6% and 74.4%, respectively, when ceftazidime and cefepime susceptibility results were used for this same comparison (Table 3). The ESBL NDP test gave negative results for 164 specimens that were negative for ESBL-E (Table 2). The ESBL NDP test revealed a cefotaxime-hydrolyzing enzyme that was not inhibited by tazobactam for 1 K. pneumoniae isolate that produced an acquired cephalosporinase, 3 of the 5 E. cloacae that overproduced chromosome-encoded AmpC, and 2 Bacteroides spp. strains (data not shown).

Table 3. MC values of several β-lactams and β-lactamase content for the extended-spectrum b-lactamase –producing Enterobacteriaceae in blood cultures*.

Hospitalization unit a Species MICs (μg/mL)†
β-Lactamase content c
CAZ CTX FEP CAZ/TZB CTX/TZB FEP/TZB SHV TEM CTX-M
Emergency Escherichia coli 2† 8 2 0.19 0.032 0.023 CTX-M-1
Rhumatology E. coli 1 12 2 0.19 0.032 0.016 TEM-1 CTX-M-1
Emergency E. coli 32 48 8 0.75 0.25 0.064 SHV-12‡ CTX-M-3
Emergency E. coli 1.5 16 6 0.38 0.094 0.064 TEM-1 CTX-M-14
ICU E. coli 1 16 3 0.19 0.016 0.023 TEM-1 CTX-M-14
Nephrology E. coli 0.5 12 1.5 0.094 0.047 0.016 TEM-1 CTX-M-14
Nephrology E. coli 0.38 8 1.5 0.125 0.032 0.023 TEM-1 CTX-M-14
Surgery E. coli 0.5 12 2 0.19 0.032 0.032 TEM-1 CTX-M-14
ICU E. coli 8 96 6 0.19 0.032 0.032 CTX-M-15
ICU E. coli 1 16 0.75 0.094 0.032 0.047 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 12 128 12 0.25 0.094 0.064 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 16 128 12 0.19 0.094 0.094 CTX-M-15
Surgery E. coli 12 128 12 0.38 0.5 2 CTX-M-15
Urology E. coli 16 192 16 0.25 0.19 0.064 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Urology E. coli 12 192 8 0.25 0.125 0.064 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 32 128 16 0.19 0.047 0.064 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Nephrology E. coli 48 6 1 0.38 0.19 0.094 SHV-12 TEM-1
Nephrology E. coli 48 6 1 0.38 0.19 0.094 SHV-12 TEM-1
Infectious diseases E. coli 12 128 8 0.19 0.047 0.023 CTX-M-15
Nephrology E. coli 16 128 12 0.25 0.094 0.047 CTX-M-15
ICU E. coli 256 256 192 32 24 2 CTX-M-15
ICU E. coli 8 96 6 0.19 0.064 0.064 CTX-M-15
ICU E. coli 12 128 6 0.125 0.064 0.125 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 32 256 24 0.5 0.19 0.094 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 32 256 24 0.5 0.19 0.094 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases E. coli 256 256 16 0.5 0.016 0.094 CTX-M-15
Pneumology E. coli 32 256 16 0.5 0.094 0.032 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Emergency E. coli 256 12 1 0.094 0.032 0.016 CTX-M-27
ICU E. coli 1 12 1 0.094 0.023 0.023 CTX-M-27
Nephrology
E. coli
2
2
1.5
0.094
0.016
0.016


TEM-1
CTX-M-55
ICU Klebsiella pneumoniae 3 32 4 0.125 0.023 0.032 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Infectious diseases K. pneumoniae 32 256 8 0.38 0.125 0.094 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
ICU K. pneumoniae 128 256 64 1 0.25 0.19 LEN-5 CTX-M-15
ICU K. pneumoniae 256 256 32 2 0.5 2 LEN-5 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Nephrology K. pneumoniae 16 128 6 0.25 0.064 0.047 SHV-1 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Hepatology K. pneumoniae 6 96 6 0.19 0.047 0.19 SHV-1 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Nephrology K. pneumoniae 8 96 4 0.25 0.064 0.032 SHV-1 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
ICU K. pneumoniae 48 256 24 0.5 0.064 0.064 SHV-1 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Hepatology K. pneumoniae 16 64 6 0.5 0.25 0.125 SHV-11 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Hepatology K. pneumoniae 12 48 6 0.5 0.19 0.094 SHV-11 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
ICU K. pneumoniae 12 128 12 0.38 0.047 0.094 SHV-11 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
Nephrology K. pneumoniae 48 256 16 0.5 0.19 0.5 SHV-11 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
ICU
K. pneumoniae
256
256
24
0.25
0.047
0.064

SHV-28
TEM-1
CTX-M-15
ICU Enterobacter cloacae 96 256 32 1 1 0.25 CTX-M-15
Nephrology E. cloacae 12 192 12 0.25 0.125 0.047 TEM-1 CTX-M-15
ICU
E. cloacae
12
128
6
0.25
0.047
0.047

SHV-1
TEM-1
CTX-M-15
Emergency Citrobacter freundii 16 12 2 2 1 0.5 TEM-3 +TEM-1 CTX-M-55

ICU, intensive care unit, CAZ, ceftazidime; CTX, cefotaxime; FEP, cefepime; TZB, tazobactam; –, negative PCR result.
†Numbers in bold text indicate MIC values reported in the range of susceptibility according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines as updated in 2014 (susceptible means MIC ≤1 μg/mL, ≤4 μg/mL and ≤2 μg/mL for cefotaxime, ceftazidime and cefepime, respectively).
‡Bold, underlined text indicates ESBL names.

The ESBL NDP test used with blood cultures had a sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 92.4%–100%), a specificity of 100% (95% CI: 97.7%–100%), a positive predictive value of 100% (95% CI: 99.2%–100%) and a negative predictive value of 100% (95% CI: 97.8%–100%) for the detection of ESBL-E.

Conclusions

Detection of ESBLs that are the main source of cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae still relies on antibiotic susceptibility testing, results of which usually take 24–48 h. We show that the ESBL NDP test directly performed on positive blood cultures is a reliable technique to identify ESBL-E within 30 min. Although these results are promising, they should be further confirmed in other countries where the prevalence and the epidemiology of ESBL-E might be different. A strong correlation between intermediate susceptibility or resistance to cefotaxime and positivity of the ESBL NDP test was observed (Table 3). Similar correlation between resistance to cefotaxime and ESBL production in Enterobacteriaceae was obtained in the United States (12). A concomitant use of the Carba NP test (13) directly from blood culture will also identify carbapenemase producers (such as K. pneumoniae carbapenemase producers) that also confer clavulanic-acid–inhibited resistance to cephalosporins.

This inexpensive ESBL NDP test might be implemented worldwide. It may optimize rapid choices of antibiotics for treating bloodstream infections. It may also contribute to avoidance of overuse of carbapenems. Finally, a rapid detection of ESBL-E coupled with bacterial species identification will enhance identification of ESBL in species likely to be the source of nosocomial outbreaks (K. pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp.) and facilitate implementation of a rapid strategy for containment (14).

Technical Appendix

Overview and detailed description of methods used for rapid detection of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in blood cultures.

14-1277-Techapp-s1.pdf (250.3KB, pdf)

Acknowledgments

This work was funded by grants from the INSERM (UMR914), France, and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

An international patent form for the ESBL NDP test has been filed on behalf of INSERM Transfert (Paris, France).

Biography

Dr. Dortet is an associate professor of medical microbiology, South-Paris University, Paris. His main interests include the genetics and molecular epidemiology of resistance in gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria.

Footnotes

Suggested citation for this article: Dortet L, Poirel L, Nordmann P. Rapid detection of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in blood cultures. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Mar [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141277

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Technical Appendix

Overview and detailed description of methods used for rapid detection of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in blood cultures.

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