scholarly journals Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Ertapenem for Patients with Hospital-Acquired or Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Bader ◽  
E. A. Lakota ◽  
G. E. Dale ◽  
H. S. Sader ◽  
J. H. Rex ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Total Drug ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Dose Selection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drug Concentrations ◽  
Pathogen Prevalence ◽  
Hospital Acquired

ABSTRACT Ertapenem provides activity against many pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumoniae (HABP and VABP, respectively), including methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and numerous Gram-negative pathogens with one major gap in coverage, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) target attainment analyses were conducted to evaluate ertapenem against the most prevalent Enterobacteriaceae causing HABP/VABP. The objective of these analyses was to provide dose selection support for and demonstrate the appropriateness of ertapenem to empirically treat patients with HABP/VABP when administered with murepavadin, a novel targeted antimicrobial exhibiting a highly specific spectrum of activity against P. aeruginosa. A previously developed population pharmacokinetic model, a total-drug epithelial lining fluid (ELF) to free-drug serum penetration ratio, contemporary in vitro surveillance data for ertapenem against Enterobacteriaceae, and percentage of the dosing interval for which drug concentrations exceed the MIC value (%T>MIC) targets associated with efficacy were used to conduct Monte Carlo simulations for five ertapenem regimens administered over short or prolonged durations of infusion. Overall total-drug ELF percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment based on a %T>MIC target of 35% among simulated patients with HABP/VABP arising from Enterobacteriaceae based on pathogen prevalence data for nosocomial pneumonia ranged from 89.1 to 92.7% for all five ertapenem regimens evaluated. Total-drug ELF percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment ranged from 99.8 to 100%, 97.9 to 100%, 10.6 to 74.1%, and 0 to 1.50% at MIC values of 0.06, 0.12, 1, and 4 μg/ml, respectively (MIC90 values for Escherichia coli, Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter species, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, respectively). Results of these analyses provide support for the evaluation of ertapenem in combination with murepavadin for the treatment of patients with HABP/VABP.

scholarly journals 1392. Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) Target Attainment Analyses to Support Inhaled ME1100 Dose Selection

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S427-S428
Author(s):  
Sujata M Bhavnani ◽  
Jeffrey P Hammel ◽  
Elizabeth A Lakota ◽  
Brian D VanScoy ◽  
Yu Nagira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Impairment ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Total Drug ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Dose Selection

Abstract Background ME1100 (arbekacin inhalational solution) is an inhaled aminoglycoside being developed to treat patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP and VABP, respectively). PK-PD target attainment analyses were undertaken to evaluate ME1100 regimens for patients with HABP/VABP arising from Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA), including those with renal impairment. Methods Data used included a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) model developed using Phase 1 and post-marketing PK data, nonclinical PK-PD targets from one compartment in vitro and/or in vivo infection models, and MIC data. Using parameter estimates from the PPK model (four-compartment model with first-order elimination), total-drug epithelial lining fluid concentration-time profiles were generated for simulated patients with varying creatinine clearance (CLcr; mL/minute/1.73 m2) and by CLcr group. Twice daily (BID) ME1100 regimens ranging from 300 to 900 mg were assessed in simulated patients with CLcr >80 to ≤120 mL/minute/1.73 m2. Percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment by MIC were determined based on total-drug ELF AUC:MIC ratio targets associated with 1- and 2-log10 CFU reductions from baseline for KP, PA and SA using Day 1 AUC. Regimens in simulated patients with renal impairment that best matched the BID regimen in the normal CLcr group with high percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment and a low percent probability of Cmin > 2 mg/L were identified. Results ME1100 600 mg BID in simulated patients with CLcr >80 to ≤120 mL/minute/1.73 m2, with 600 mg once daily, 450 mg BID and 600 mg BID in simulated patients with CLcr of 0 to ≤30, >30 to ≤50 and >50 to ≤80 mL/minute/1.73 m2, respectively, achieved high percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment based on PK-PD targets for a 1-log10 CFU reduction from baseline at relevant MIC values for KP, PA and SA, and relatively lower Cmin values. In simulated patients with varying CLcr who received these regimens, high percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment were achieved for KP, PA and SA at the upper margins of the MIC distributions (Figures 1–3). Conclusion The data provide support for ME1100 dose selection for patients with HABP/VAPB. Disclosures S. M. Bhavnani, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support. J. P. Hammel, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support. E. A. Lakota, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support. B. D. VanScoy, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support. Y. Nagira, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Employee, Salary. C. M. Rubino, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support. N. Sato, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Employee, Salary. T. Koresawa, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Employee, Salary. K. Kondo, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Employee, Salary. P. G. Ambrose, Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd.: Research Contractor, Research support.

scholarly journals Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Analyses To Support Dose Selection for ME1100, an Arbekacin Inhalation Solution

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata M. Bhavnani ◽  
Jeffrey P. Hammel ◽  
Elizabeth A. Lakota ◽  
M. Courtney Safir ◽  
Brian D. VanScoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compartment Model ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Total Drug ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Time Curve ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Concentration Time

ABSTRACT ME1100 (arbekacin inhalation solution) is an inhaled aminoglycoside that is being developed to treat patients with hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (HABP and VABP, respectively). Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) target attainment analyses were undertaken to evaluate ME1100 regimens for the treatment of patients with HABP/VABP. The data used included a population pharmacokinetic (PPK) 4-compartment model with 1st-order elimination, nonclinical PK-PD targets from one-compartment in vitro and/or in vivo infection models, and in vitro surveillance data. Using the PPK model, total-drug epithelial lining fluid (ELF) concentration-time profiles were generated for simulated patients with varying creatinine clearance (CLcr) (ml/min/1.73 m2) values. Percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment by MIC were determined based on the ratio of total-drug ELF area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) to MIC (AUC/MIC ratio) targets associated with 1- and 2-log10 CFU reductions from baseline for Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Percent probabilities of PK­PD target attainment based on PK-PD targets for a 1-log10 CFU reduction from baseline at MIC values above the MIC90 value for K. pneumoniae (8 μg/ml), P. aeruginosa (4 μg/ml), and S. aureus (0.5 μg/ml) were ≥99.8% for ME1100 600 mg twice daily (BID) in simulated patients with CLcr values >80 to ≤120 ml/min/1.73 m2. ME1100 600 mg BID, 450 mg BID, and 600 mg once daily in simulated patients with CLcr values >50 to ≤80, >30 to ≤50, and 0 to ≤30 ml/min/1.73 m2, respectively, provided arbekacin exposures that best matched those for 600 mg BID in simulated patients with normal renal function. These data provide support for ME1100 as a treatment for patients with HABP/VABP.

scholarly journals Characterization of High-Level Daptomycin Resistance in Viridans Group Streptococci Developed uponIn VitroExposure to Daptomycin

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 2102-2112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronda L. Akins ◽  
Bradley D. Katz ◽  
Catherine Monahan ◽  
Dylan Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Drug Exposure ◽  
Total Drug ◽  
Normal Flora ◽  
Vegetation Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Drug Concentrations ◽  
High Level ◽  
Viridans Group Streptococci

ABSTRACTViridans group streptococci (VGS) are part of the normal flora that may cause bacteremia, often leading to endocarditis. We evaluated daptomycin against four clinical strains of VGS (MICs = 1 or 2 μg/ml) using anin vitro-simulated endocardial vegetation model, a simulated bacteremia model, and kill curves. Daptomycin exposure was simulated at 6 mg/kg of body weight and 8 mg/kg every 24 h for endocardial and bacteremia models. Total drug concentrations were used for analyses containing protein (albumin and pooled human serum), and free (unbound) drug concentrations (93% protein bound) were used for analyses not containing protein. Daptomycin MICs in the presence of protein were significantly higher than those in the absence of protein. Despite MICs below or at the susceptible breakpoint, all daptomycin regimens demonstrated limited kill in both pharmacodynamic models. A reduction of approximately 1 to 2 log10CFU was seen for all isolates and dosages except daptomycin at 6 mg/kg, which achieved a reduction of 2.7 log10CFU/g against one strain (Streptococcus gordonii1649) in the endocardial model. Activity was similar in both pharmacodynamic models in the presence or absence of protein. Similar activity was noted in the kill curves over all multiples of the MIC. Regrowth by 24 h was seen even at 8× MIC. Postexposure daptomycin MICs for both pharmacodynamic models increased to >256 μg/ml for all isolates by 24 and 72 h. Despite susceptibility to daptomycin by standard MIC methods, these VGS developed high-level daptomycin resistance (HLDR) after a short duration following drug exposure not attributed to modification or inactivation of daptomycin. Further evaluation is warranted to determine the mechanism of resistance and clinical implications.

scholarly journals Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Analyses To EvaluateIn VitroSusceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria for Ceftaroline against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 885-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Van Wart ◽  
Paul G. Ambrose ◽  
Christopher M. Rubino ◽  
Tatiana Khariton ◽  
Todd A. Riccobene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Renal Function ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Renal Impairment ◽  
Severe Renal Impairment ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Ceftaroline Fosamil ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTTo provide support forin vitrosusceptibility test interpretive criteria decisions for ceftaroline againstStaphylococcus aureusandStreptococcus pneumoniae, as well as dose adjustment recommendations for renal impairment, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) target attainment was evaluated for simulated patients administered intravenous (i.v.) ceftaroline fosamil at 600 mg twice daily (q12h) and simulated patients with renal impairment administered various dosing regimens. Using a previously developed population PK model, Monte Carlo simulation was used to generate ceftaroline plasma concentration profiles for simulated patients with normal renal function or mild, moderate, or severe renal impairment. Using these profiles, the percentage of time during the dosing interval that free-drug concentrations remained above the MIC (f%T>MIC) for ceftaroline at steady state was calculated. Percentages of simulated patients achievingf%T>MIC targets forS. aureusandS. pneumoniaebased on murine infection models were calculated by MIC. At MICs of 2 mg/liter forS. aureusand 1 mg/liter forS. pneumoniae, the percentages of simulated patients with normal renal function and mild renal impairment following administration of ceftaroline fosamil at 600 mg q12h, moderate renal impairment following administration of ceftaroline fosamil at 400 mg q12h, and severe renal impairment following administration of ceftaroline fosamil at 300 mg q12h achievingf%T>MIC targets (≥26 forS. aureusand ≥44 forS. pneumoniae) exceeded 90%. The results of these analyses, which suggested thatin vitrosusceptibility test interpretive criteria defining susceptible could be as high as MICs of ≤2 and ≤1 mg/liter for ceftaroline againstS. aureusandS. pneumoniae, respectively, provide support for current FDA and CLSI criteria, which define susceptible as MICs of 1 and 0.5 mg/liter, respectively. Recommendations for dose adjustments for patients with renal impairment were also supported by the results of these analyses.

scholarly journals Overcoming the Resistance Hurdle: Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Target Attainment Analyses for Rezafungin (CD101) againstCandida albicansandCandida glabrata

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin C. Bader ◽  
Elizabeth A. Lakota ◽  
Shawn Flanagan ◽  
Voon Ong ◽  
Taylor Sandison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Candida Glabrata ◽  
Multiple Dose ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Dose Selection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Population Pk

ABSTRACTRezafungin (CD101) is a novel echinocandin antifungal agent with activity againstAspergillusandCandidaspecies, including azole- and echinocandin-resistant isolates. The objective of these analyses was to conduct pharmacokinetic (PK)-pharmacodynamic (PD) target attainment analyses to evaluate single and once-weekly rezafungin dosing to provide dose selection support for future clinical studies. Using a previously developed rezafungin population PK model, Monte Carlo simulations were conducted utilizing the following three intravenous rezafungin regimens: (i) a single 400 mg dose, (ii) 400 mg for week 1 followed by 200 mg weekly for 5 weeks, and (iii) 400 mg weekly for 6 weeks. Percent probabilities of achieving the nonclinical PK-PD targets associated with net fungal stasis and 1-log10CFU reductions from baseline forCandida albicansandCandida glabratawere calculated for each rezafungin regimen. At the MIC90forC. albicansandC. glabrata, a single 400 mg dose of rezafungin achieved probabilities of PK-PD target attainment of ≥90% through week 3 of therapy for all PK-PD targets evaluated. When evaluating the multiple-dose (i.e., weekly) regimens under these conditions, percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment of 100% were achieved through week 6. Moreover, high (>90%) probabilities of PK-PD target attainment were achieved through week 6 following administration of the weekly regimens at or above the MIC100values forC. albicansandC. glabratabased on contemporaryin vitrosurveillance data. These analyses support the use of single and once-weekly rezafungin regimens for the treatment of patients with candidemia and/or candidiasis due toC. albicansorC. glabrata.

scholarly journals In Vitro-In Vivo Model for Evaluating the Antiviral Activity of Amprenavir in Combination with Ritonavir Administered at 600 and 100 Milligrams, Respectively, Every 12 Hours

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 3393-3399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Preston ◽  
Peter J. Piliero ◽  
John A. Bilello ◽  
Daniel S. Stein ◽  
William T. Symonds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Suppression ◽  
In Vivo Model ◽  
Population Pharmacokinetic ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Data ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Similar Treatment ◽  
Drug Concentrations

ABSTRACT The study objective was to evaluate the pharmacodynamics of amprenavir in an in vitro system, develop an exposure target for maximal viral suppression, and determine the likelihood of target attainment based on the pharmacokinetics of amprenavir and ritonavir in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Population pharmacokinetic data were obtained from 13 HIV-infected patients receiving amprenavir and ritonavir in doses of 600 and 100 mg, respectively, every 12 h. A 2,500-subject Monte Carlo simulation was performed. Target attainment was also estimated for a target derived from clinical data. Maximal viral suppression (in vitro) was achieved when amprenavir free-drug concentrations remained greater than four times the 50% effective concentration (EC50) for 80% of the dosing interval. At an amprenavir EC50 of 0.03 μM, the likelihood of target attainment is 97.4%. For reduced-susceptibility isolates for which the EC50s are 0.05 and 0.08 μM, target attainment is 91.0 and 75.8%, respectively. For the clinical target of a trough concentration/EC50 ratio of 5, the target attainment rates were similar. Treatment with amprenavir and ritonavir at doses of 600 and 100 mg, respectively, twice a day provides excellent suppression of wild-type isolates and reduced-susceptibility isolates up to an EC50 of 0.05 μM. Even at 0.12 μM, target attainment likelihood exceeds 50%, making this an option for patients with extensive exposure to protease inhibitors when this treatment is used with additional active antiretroviral agents.

scholarly journals 2562. Re-Appraisal of Aminoglycoside (AG) Susceptibility Testing Breakpoints Based on the Application of Pharmacokinetics–Pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) and Contemporary Microbiology Surveillance Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S71-S71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujata M Bhavnani ◽  
Nikolas J Onufrak ◽  
Jeffrey P Hammel ◽  
David R Andes ◽  
John S Bradley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Susceptibility Testing ◽  
Surveillance Data ◽  
Simulated Patients ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
Population Pk ◽  
Dosing Regimens

Abstract Background Resistance to AGs and numerous other classes continues to emerge. To ensure that susceptibility is accurately characterized and that clinicians have reliable data to select effective agents, appropriate in vitro susceptibility testing interpretive criteria (susceptible breakpoints [BKPTs]) are crucial to ensure optimal patient care. Recently, USCAST, the USA voice to EUCAST/EMA, evaluated the BKPTs for the 3 most commonly used AGs, gentamicin, tobramycin, and amikacin [Bhavnani et al., IDWeek 2016; P-1977]. As a result of consultation from interested parties, which included evaluating AG dosing regimens provided in the US-FDA product package inserts and simulated patients with varying creatinine clearance, these BKPTS were reassessed. Methods Data sources considered included longitudinal US reference MIC distributions using in vitro surveillance data collected over 18 years, QC performance (MIC, disk diffusion), population pharmacokinetics (PK), and in vivo PK-PD models. Using population PK models, PK-PD targets for efficacy and Monte Carlo simulation, percent probabilities of PK-PD target attainment by MIC after administration of traditional and extended interval AG dosing regimens were evaluated among simulated patients. Epidemiological cut-off and PK-PD BKPTs were considered when recommending BKPTs for AG–pathogen pairs. Results An example of PK-PD target attainment analysis output is provided in Figure 1 and a subset of recommended AG BKPTs for 3 pathogens is shown in Table 1. Updated USCAST BKPTs, which were based on the application of population PK and PK-PD models, simulation techniques, and contemporary MIC distribution statistics, are generally lower than those of EUCAST/EMA, USA-FDA, and CLSI. Adequate PK-PD target attainment was not achieved for some AG-pathogen pairs, even when high-dose AG dosing regimens and PK-PD targets for stasis were evaluated (e.g., gentamicin vs. P. aeruginosa; amikacin vs. S. aureus). Conclusion These revised AG BKPT recommendations, which will be made freely available to EUCAST, USA-FDA, and CLSI, will be finalized after considering comments from additional interested stakeholders. This process will be followed in an effort to bring harmonization to global BKPTs for AGs. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

scholarly journals Semimechanistic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Fosfomycin and Sulbactam Combination against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sazlyna Mohd Sazlly Lim ◽  
Aaron J. Heffernan ◽  
Jason A. Roberts ◽  
Fekade B. Sime
Keyword(s):  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Pharmacodynamic Modeling ◽  
Synergistic Activity ◽  
Bacterial Burden ◽  
Target Attainment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Time Kill

ABSTRACT Due to limited treatment options for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR-AB) infections, antibiotic combinations are now considered potential treatments for CR-AB. This study aimed to explore the utility of fosfomycin-sulbactam combination (FOS/SUL) therapy against CR-AB isolates. Synergism of FOS/SUL against 50 clinical CR-AB isolates was screened using the checkerboard method. Thereafter, time-kill studies against two CR-AB isolates were performed. The time-kill data were described using a semimechanistic pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model. Monte Carlo simulations were then performed to estimate the probability of stasis, 1-log kill, and 2-log kill after 24 h of combination therapy. The FOS/SUL combination demonstrated a synergistic effect against 74% of isolates. No antagonism was observed. The MIC50 and MIC90 of FOS/SUL were decreased 4- to 8-fold, compared to the monotherapy MIC50 and MIC90. In the time-kill studies, the combination displayed bactericidal activity against both isolates and synergistic activity against one isolate at the highest clinically achievable concentrations. Our PK/PD model was able to describe the interaction between fosfomycin and sulbactam in vitro. Bacterial kill was mainly driven by sulbactam, with fosfomycin augmentation. FOS/SUL regimens that included sulbactam at 4 g every 8 h demonstrated a probability of target attainment of 1-log10 kill at 24 h of ∼69 to 76%, compared to ∼15 to 30% with monotherapy regimens at the highest doses. The reduction in the MIC values and the achievement of a moderate PTA of a 2-log10 reduction in bacterial burden demonstrated that FOS/SUL may potentially be effective against some CR-AB infections.

scholarly journals Activity of Telavancin against Staphylococcus aureus Isolates, Including Those with Decreased Susceptibility to Ceftaroline, from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Roch ◽  
Maria Celeste Varela ◽  
Agustina Taglialegna ◽  
Warren E. Rose ◽  
Adriana E. Rosato
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Galleria Mellonella ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infection Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complicated Skin ◽  
Hospital Acquired

ABSTRACT Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients confers a clinical outcome worse than that in non-CF patients with an increased rate of declined lung function. Telavancin, an approved lipoglycopeptide used to treat infections due to S. aureus, has a dual mode of action causing inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis and membrane depolarization. MRSA infections in CF patients remain an important problem with no foreseeable decline in prevalence rates. Although telavancin is currently in clinical use for the treatment of complicated skin infections and hospital-acquired pneumonia, the activity against S. aureus infections in CF patients has not been investigated. In this work, we studied the activity of telavancin against CF patient-derived S. aureus strains collected from geographically diverse CF centers in the United States. We found that the telavancin MIC90 was 0.06 μg/ml, 8-fold lower than the ceftaroline or daptomycin MIC90 and 25-fold lower than the linezolid and vancomycin MIC90. We demonstrate that telavancin at serum free concentrations has rapid bactericidal activity, with a decrease of more than 3 log10 CFU/ml being achieved during the first 4 to 6 h of treatment, performing better in this assay than vancomycin and ceftaroline, including against S. aureus strains resistant to ceftaroline. Telavancin resistance was infrequent (0.3%), although we found that it can occur in vitro in both CF- and non-CF patient-derived S. aureus strains by progressive passages with subinhibitory concentrations. Genetic analysis of telavancin-resistant in vitro mutants showed gene polymorphisms in cell wall and virulence genes and increased survival in a Galleria mellonella infection model. Thus, we conclude that telavancin represents a promising therapeutic option for infections in CF patients with potent in vitro activity and a low resistance development potential.

scholarly journals In Vitro Antifungal Combination of Flucytosine with Amphotericin B, Voriconazole, or Micafungin against Candida auris Shows No Antagonism

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Bidaud ◽  
F. Botterel ◽  
A. Chowdhary ◽  
E. Dannaoui
Keyword(s):  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Candida Auris ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Resistant Mutants ◽  
Hospital Acquired

ABSTRACT Candida auris is an emerging, multidrug-resistant pathogen responsible for invasive hospital-acquired infections. Flucytosine is an effective anti-Candida species drug, but which cannot be used as a monotherapy because of the risk of development of resistant mutants during treatment. It is, therefore, noteworthy to test possible combinations with flucytosine that may have a synergistic interaction. In this study, we determined the in vitro interaction between flucytosine and amphotericin B, micafungin, or voriconazole. These combinations have been tested against 15 C. auris isolates. The MIC ranges (geometric mean [Gmean]) of flucytosine, amphotericin B, micafungin, and voriconazole were 0.125 to 1 μg/ml (0.42 μg/ml), 0.25 to 1 μg/ml (0.66 μg/ml), 0.125 to 0.5 μg/ml (0.3 μg/ml), and 0.03 to 4 μg/ml (1.05 μg/ml), respectively. When tested in combination, indifferent interactions were mostly observed with fractional inhibitory concentration index values from 0.5 to 1, 0.31 to 1.01, and 0.5 to 1.06 for the combinations of flucytosine with amphotericin B, micafungin, and voriconazole, respectively. A synergy was observed for the strain CBS 10913 from Japan. No antagonism was observed for any combination. The combination of flucytosine with amphotericin B or micafungin may be relevant for the treatment of C. auris infections.

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