TABLE 1.
Table of Firsts: the dates, organisms, and locations of the first of a series of β-lactamase-producing isolates with long-term clinical significance
| Original β-lactamase name (currently recognized name) | Yr of first verified isolation | Organism | Location | First description in literature | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penicillinase (chromosomal AmpC) | 1940 | Bacillus coli (Escherichia coli) | England | 1940 | 1 |
| Penicillinase | 1942 | Staphylococcus aureus | England | 1942 | 65 |
| OXA | 1962 | Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Escherichia colia | England | 1965 | 87, 215 |
| 1967 | |||||
| TEM-1 | 1963 | Escherichia coli | Greece | 1965 | 85 |
| SHV-1 | 1972 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Unknown | 1972 | 216 |
| Transferable ESBL (SHV-2) | Pre-1983 | K. pneumoniae | Germany | 1983 | 217 |
| Serine (class A, group 2f) carbapenemase (SME-1) | 1982 | Serratia marcescens | England (London) USA (Minnesota) | 1990 | 148, 150 |
| 1985 | 1986 | ||||
| Plasmid-encoded AmpC (MIR-1) | 1988 | K. pneumoniae | USA (Massachusetts) | 1990 | 141 |
| Plasmid-encoded MBL (IMP-1) | 1988 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Japan | 1991 | 151 |
| Inhibitor-resistant TEM (TEM-30) | 1991 | E. coli | France (Paris) | 1994 | 118 |
| KPC-type (KPC-2) | 1996 | K. pneumoniae | USA (North Carolina) | 2000 | 158 |
| NDM-1 | 2006 | K. pneumoniae | India (New Delhi) | 2009 | 175, 176 |