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AmpC β-lactam<strong>as</strong>es, compared to ESBLs are able to hydrolyse third generation<br />

cephalosporins but are not inhibited by β-lactam<strong>as</strong>e inhibitors such <strong>as</strong> clavulanic<br />

acid, sulbactam and tazobactam (Murray et al., 2007). The detection <strong>of</strong> the ESBL<br />

gene in the Enterobacteriaceae can be difficult if AmpC pl<strong>as</strong>mids are present in the<br />

same isolate, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> ESBL gene. To avoid this cefepime or cefpirome (AmpC-<br />

stable cephalosporins) can be used in combination with β-lactam<strong>as</strong>es inhibitors such<br />

<strong>as</strong> clavulanate or boronic acid, even though this detection is not 100% perfect when<br />

using these combinations (Hawkey 2008).<br />

1.2.2.6 Carbapenem<strong>as</strong>es (cl<strong>as</strong>s A, B, D)<br />

Carbapenems have been suggested <strong>as</strong> the most effective treatment for the most<br />

extended-spectrum-β-lactam<strong>as</strong>es. However, incre<strong>as</strong>ing reports <strong>of</strong> carbapenem<strong>as</strong>es<br />

enzymes that are able to hydrolyse oxyimino-cephalosporins, cephamycins and<br />

carbapenems makes treatment difficult (Murray et al., 2007). Carbapenem<strong>as</strong>es<br />

belong to three molecular cl<strong>as</strong>ses: A, B and D.<br />

Cl<strong>as</strong>s A carbapenem<strong>as</strong>es can hydrolyse imipenem but are inhibited by clavulanic<br />

acid. Most <strong>of</strong> this cl<strong>as</strong>s h<strong>as</strong> chromosomal genes, but some are pl<strong>as</strong>mid-mediated,<br />

such <strong>as</strong> KPC-1 which is found mainly in K. pneumoniae. Cl<strong>as</strong>s B such <strong>as</strong> IMP or<br />

VIM group are not inhibited by clavulanic acid (Murray et al., 2007). Recently<br />

Yong et al., (2009) w<strong>as</strong> first to report a new subgroup c<strong>as</strong>e <strong>of</strong> cl<strong>as</strong>s B <strong>of</strong> metallo β-<br />

lactam<strong>as</strong>es called NDM-1 isolated from New Delhi, India. This mobile gene w<strong>as</strong><br />

detected on a pl<strong>as</strong>mid and found mainly in K. pneumoniae. NDM-1 with 28 kDa can<br />

hydrolyse all β-lactams antibiotics except aztreonam and it represents a potential<br />

public health problem (Kumar<strong>as</strong>amy et al., 2010).<br />

Cl<strong>as</strong>s D carbapenam<strong>as</strong>es are mostly found in Acinetobacter baumannii. However,<br />

they can develop resistant to carbapenems if there is an alteration in a porin.<br />

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