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. 2022 Mar 2;15:735–746. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S345574

Table 3.

Major Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, Detection Methods and Medical Recommendations for Popular Antimicrobial Resistance Genes of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria

Popular Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Major Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms Detection Methods Medication Recommendation
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus77 mecA Drug target alteration MIC determination, disk diffusion tests or latex agglutination to detect PBP2a, genotypically using PCR Vancomycin, linezolid, teicoplanin, daptomycin, sulfamethoxazole/ trimethoprim (SMZ/TMP)
mecB
mecC
mecD
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus18 vanA Drug target alteration MIC determination, disk diffusion, the breakpoint agar method, PCR-based methods, DNA microarray-based Linezolid, nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin (urinary tract infection)
vanB
vanC
vanD/E/F/G/L/M/N
Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae20 pbp1a, pbp2x, pbp2b Drug target alteration MIC or disk diffusion, PCR-based methods, DNA microarray-based Levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, vancomycin
ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae23,25–28 blaCTX-M, blaTEM, blaSHV, blaOXA‐10, blaOXA‐13 to 19 Enzymatic drug inactivation ESBL gradient test, Combination disk diffusion test (CDT), Broth microdilution, Double disk synergy test (DDST), PCR-based methods, DNA microarray-based Piperacillin/tazobactam, cefoperazone/sulbactam, oxycephalosporin, cefmetazole, cefminox, cefoxitin, ertapenem
Acquired AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae24,26,29,30 blaCMY, blaFOX, blaMOX, blaLAT, blaACC, blaACT, blaMIR‐1, blaDHA Enzymatic drug inactivation inhibition of AmpC (cloxacillin or boronic acid derivatives), the Mast ‘AmpC Detection Disc Set’, the AmpC gradient test, PCR-based methods, DNA microarray-based Ertapenem, imipenem/cilastatin, meropenem, panipenem/betamipron, cefepime
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae32,33,78 blaKPC, blaNDM, blaOXA, blaIMP, blaVIM Enzymatic drug inactivation Diffusion methods, combination disk, Carba NP test, CIM, Hodge test, DDS, Etest, PCR, DNA microarray A combination of drugs is recommended. Available drugs include: polymyxin E (colistin), polymyxin B, ceftazidime-avibactam, fosfomycin, tigecycline, minocycline
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa41,68–76 blaTEM, bla SHV, blaCTX-M, blaOXA, blaIMP, blaVIM, blaSIM, blaNDM, blaSPM, blaGIM, blaDIM, intI 1, intI 2, adeA, adeB, adeC, adeRS, adeIJK, abeM, abrp, gyrA/B, pmrA/pmrB/ mcr-1 Enzymatic drug inactivation, efflux pumps, modification of aminoglycosides, permeability defects, and alteration of target sites MIC determination, disk diffusion, Etest, PCR-based methods A combination of drugs is recommended. Available drugs are as follow. Acinetobacter baumannii: polymyxin B
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Polymyxin E (colistin), cefoperazone/sulbactam + minocycline

Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; ESBL-producing, Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producin.