scholarly journals Impact of the Timing of Antibiotic Administration on Digestive Colonization with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Murine Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Le Guern ◽  
Teddy Grandjean ◽  
Marvin Bauduin ◽  
Martin Figeac ◽  
Guillaume Millot ◽  
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ABSTRACT While antibiotic use is a risk factor of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) acquisition, the importance of timing of antibiotic administration relative to CPE exposure remains unclear. In a murine model of gut colonization by New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, a single injection of clindamycin within at most 1 week before or after CPE exposure induced colonization persisting up to 100 days. The timing of antibiotic administration relative to CPE exposure may be relevant to infection control and antimicrobial stewardship approaches.

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taalin R. Hoj ◽  
Bradley McNeely ◽  
Kylie Webber ◽  
Evelyn Welling ◽  
William G. Pitt ◽  
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Introduction. Antibiotic resistance, particularly in cases of sepsis, has emerged as a growing global public health concern and economic burden. Current methods of blood culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of agents involved in sepsis can take as long as 3–5 days. It is vital to rapidly identify which antimicrobials can be used to effectively treat sepsis cases on an individual basis. Here, we present a pentaplex, real-time PCR-based assay that can quickly identify the most common beta-lactamase genes ( Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC); New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM); cefotaximase-Munich (CTX-M); cephamycin AmpC beta-lactamases (CMY); and Oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48)) from pathogens derived directly from the blood of patients presenting with bacterial septicemia. Aim. To develop an assay which can rapidly identify the most common beta-lactamase genes in Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria (CREs) from the United States. Hypothesis/Gap Statement. Septicemia caused by carbapenem-resistant bacteria has a death rate of 40–60 %. Rapid diagnosis of antibiotic susceptibility directly from bacteria in blood by identification of beta-lactamase genes will greatly improve survival rates. In this work, we develop an assay capable of concurrently identifying the five most common beta-lactamase and carbapenemase genes. Methodology. Primers and probes were created which can identify all subtypes of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC); New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM); cefotaximase-Munich (CTX); cephamycin AmpC beta-lactamase (CMY); and oxacillinase-48 (OXA-48). The assay was validated using 13 isolates containing various PCR targets from the Centre for Disease Control Antimicrobial Resistance Isolate Bank Enterobacterales Carbapenemase Diversity Panel. Blood obtained from volunteers was spiked with CREs and bacteria were separated, lysed, and subjected to analysis via the pentaplex assay. Results. This pentaplex assay successfully identified beta-lactamase genes derived from bacteria separated from blood at concentrations of 4–8 c.f.u. ml−1. Conclusion. This assay will improve patient outcomes by supplying physicians with critical drug resistance information within 2 h of septicemia onset, allowing them to prescribe effective antimicrobials corresponding to the resistance gene(s) present in the pathogen. In addition, information supplied by this assay will lessen the inappropriate use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials and prevent the evolution of further antibiotic resistance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Monogue ◽  
L. M. Abbo ◽  
R. Rosa ◽  
J. F. Camargo ◽  
O. Martinez ◽  
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ABSTRACT The management of infections with New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM)-producing bacteria remains clinically challenging given the multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotype associated with these bacteria. Despite resistance in vitro, ceftazidime-avibactam previously demonstrated in vivo activity against NDM-positive Enterobacteriaceae. Herein, we observed in vitro synergy with ceftazidime-avibactam and aztreonam against an MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring NDM. In vivo, humanized doses of ceftazidime-avibactam monotherapy resulted in >2 log10 CFU bacterial reduction; therefore, no in vivo synergy was observed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Holloway ◽  
JiehJuen Yu ◽  
Bernard P. Arulanandam ◽  
Gregg N. Milligan ◽  
Tonyia D. Eaves-Pyles

ABSTRACT We have identified recombinant human cystatins 9 (rCST9) and C (rCSTC) as a combination immunotherapeutic treatment against multidrug-resistant (MDR) New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. We evaluated the lasting protection of rCST9/rCSTC treatment against MDR NDM-1 K. pneumoniae pneumonia. Results showed that rCST9/rCSTC treatment modulated endogenous serum biomarkers, cystatins 9 and C and amyloid A, associated with poor patient outcomes and provided prophylactic and long-term protection in a murine model of pneumonia.


Author(s):  
Luís Guilherme de Araújo Longo ◽  
Herrison Fontana ◽  
Viviane Santos de Sousa ◽  
Natalia Chilinque Zambão da Silva ◽  
Ianick Souto Martins ◽  
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Klebsiella pneumoniae causes a diversity of infections in both healthcare and community settings. This pathogen is showing an increased ability to accumulate antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes, making it a public health concern. Here we describe the whole-genome sequence characteristics of an ST15 colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae isolate obtained from a blood culture of a 79-year-old female patient admitted to a university hospital in Brazil. Kp14U04 was resistant to most clinically useful antimicrobial agents, remaining susceptible only to aminoglycosides and fosfomycin. The colistin resistance in this isolate was due to a ~1.3 kb deletion containing four genes, namely mgrB, yebO, yobH and the transcriptional regulator kdgR. The study isolate presented a variety of antimicrobial resistance genes, including the carbapenemase-encoding gene bla KPC-2, the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-encoding gene bla SHV-28 and the beta-lactamase-encoding gene bla OXA-1. Additionally, Kp14U04 harboured a multiple stress resistance protein, efflux systems and regulators, heavy metal resistance and virulence genes, plasmids, prophage-related sequences and genomic islands. These features revealed the high potential of this isolate to resist antimicrobial therapy, survive in adverse environments, cause infections and overcome host defence mechanisms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojgan Sabet ◽  
Ziad Tarazi ◽  
David C. Griffith

ABSTRACT Resistance to beta-lactams has created a major clinical issue. QPX7728 is a novel ultrabroad-spectrum cyclic boronic acid beta-lactamase inhibitor with activity against both serine and metallo-beta-lactamases developed to address this resistance for use in combination with beta-lactam antibiotics. The objective of these studies was to evaluate the activity of QPX7728 in combination with multiple beta-lactams against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in a neutropenic mouse thigh infection model. Neutropenic mice were infected with strains with potentiated beta-lactam MICs of ≤2 mg/liter in the presence of 8 mg/liter QPX7728. Two strains of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae were tested with aztreonam, biapenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, ceftolozane, and meropenem alone or in combination with 12.5, 25, or 50 mg/kg of body weight of QPX7728 every 2 hours for 24 hours. Treatment with all beta-lactams alone either was bacteriostatic or allowed for bacterial growth. The combination of QPX7728 plus each of these beta-lactams produced bacterial killing at all QPX7728 doses tested. Overall, these data suggest that QPX7728 administered in combination with different partner beta-lactam antibiotics may have utility in the treatment of bacterial infections due to carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae.


2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Brink ◽  
J. Coetzee ◽  
C. G. Clay ◽  
S. Sithole ◽  
G. A. Richards ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Albac ◽  
M. Medina ◽  
D. Labrousse ◽  
D. Hayez ◽  
D. Bonnot ◽  
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ABSTRACT This study investigated the in vivo efficacy of three bacteriophages combined compared with linezolid in two mouse models (nondiabetic and diabetic) of Staphylococcus aureus foot infection. In both models, a single injection of bacteriophages in the hindpaw showed significant antibacterial efficacy. Linezolid was as effective as bacteriophages in nondiabetic animals but ineffective in diabetic animals. These findings further support preclinical and clinical studies for the development of phage therapy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian M. Gill ◽  
Maxwell J. Lasko ◽  
Tomefa E. Asempa ◽  
David P. Nicolau

ABSTRACT The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is increasing. Identification of carbapenemase-producing P. aeruginosa will have therapeutic, epidemiological, and infection control implications. This study evaluated the performance of the EDTA-modified carbapenem inactivation method (eCIM) in tandem with the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) against a large collection of clinical P. aeruginosa isolates (n = 103) to provide clinicians a phenotypic test that not only identifies carbapenemase production but also distinguishes between metallo-β-lactamase and serine-carbapenemase production in P. aeruginosa. The mCIM test was performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines, while the eCIM was conducted as previously described for Enterobacteriaceae. Test performance was compared to the genotypic profile as the reference. mCIM testing successfully categorized 91% (112/123) of P. aeruginosa isolates as carbapenemases or non-carbapenemase producers, with discordant isolates being primarily Guiana extended-spectrum (GES)-type producers. To increase the sensitivity of the mCIM for GES-harboring isolates, a double inoculum, prolonged incubation, or both was evaluated, with each modification improving sensitivity to 100% (12/12). Upon eCIM testing, all Verona integrin-encoded metallo-β-lactamases (VIM; n = 27) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases (NDM; n = 13) tested had 100% concordance to their genotypic profiles, whereas all Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC; n = 8) and GES (n = 12) isolates tested negative, as expected, in the presence of EDTA. The eCIM failed to identify all imipenemase (IMP)-producing (n = 22) and Sao Paulo metallo-β-lactamase (SPM)-producing (n = 14) isolates. KPC-, VIM-, and NDM-producing P. aeruginosa were well defined by the conventional mCIM and eCIM testing methods; additional modifications appear required to differentiate GES-, IMP-, and SPM-producing isolates.


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