scholarly journals In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftaroline against Cephalosporin-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 552-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley McGee ◽  
Donald Biek ◽  
Yigong Ge ◽  
Magderie Klugman ◽  
Mignon du Plessis ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Increasing pneumococcal resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins warrants the search for novel agents with activity against such resistant strains. Ceftaroline, a parenteral cephalosporin currently in phase 3 clinical development, has demonstrated potent in vitro activity against resistant gram-positive organisms, including penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. In this study, the activity of ceftaroline was evaluated against highly cefotaxime-resistant isolates of pneumococci from the Active Bacterial Core surveillance program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and against laboratory-derived cephalosporin-resistant mutants of S. pneumoniae. The MICs of ceftaroline and comparators were determined by broth microdilution. In total, 120 U.S. isolates of cefotaxime-resistant (MIC ≥ 4 μg/ml) S. pneumoniae were tested along with 18 laboratory-derived R6 strains with known penicillin-binding protein (PBP) mutations. Clinical isolates were characterized by multilocus sequence typing, and the DNAs of selected isolates were sequenced to identify mutations affecting pbp genes. Ceftaroline (MIC90 = 0.5 μg/ml) had greater in vitro activity than penicillin, cefotaxime, or ceftriaxone (MIC90 = 8 μg/ml for all comparators) against the set of highly cephalosporin-resistant clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae. Ceftaroline was also more active against the defined R6 PBP mutant strains, which suggests that ceftaroline can overcome common mechanisms of PBP-mediated cephalosporin resistance. These data indicate that ceftaroline has significant potency against S. pneumoniae strains resistant to existing parenteral cephalosporins and support its continued development for the treatment of infections caused by resistant S. pneumoniae strains.

2001 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 2922-2924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur L. Barry ◽  
Peter C. Fuchs ◽  
Steven D. Brown

ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of ABT-773, azithromycin, erythromycin, and clindamycin were compared by testing 1,223 clinical isolates selected to represent different species and phenotypes. ABT-773 was particularly potent against staphylococci (the MIC at which 90% of the strains tested were inhibited [MIC90] was ≤0.06 μg/ml), including all strains that were macrolide resistant but clindamycin susceptible.Streptococcus pneumoniae and other streptococci were inhibited by low concentrations of ABT-773, and that included most erythromycin-resistant strains. Against Haemophilus influenzae, ABT-773 and azithromycin were similar in their antibacterial potency (MIC90, 4.0 and 2.0 μg/ml, respectively).


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S655-S655
Author(s):  
Daniel Navas ◽  
Angela Charles ◽  
Amy Carr ◽  
Jose Alexander

Abstract Background The activity of imipenem/relebactam (I/R), ceftazidime/avibactam (CZA) and cefiderocol (FDC) were evaluated against clinical isolates of multidrug resistant (MDR) strains of P. aeruginosa which was resistant to ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T). The recent increase of MDR P. aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical samples has prompted research and development of new antimicrobials that can withstand its multiple resistance mechanisms. C/T is an effective option for treatment of MDR P. aeruginosa in our facility with only 10% of resistance in MDR strains, but the emergence of resistance may occur due to the presence of a carbapenemase gene or an ampC mutation. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for C/T Etest® (bioMérieux, Inc.) were performed on all MDR strains initially screened by the VITEK2® (bioMérieux, Inc.). 10% (n=20) of all MDR isolates were resistant to C/T by the CLSI 2019 breakpoints. These resistant isolates were tested for presence of a carbapenemase gene using the GeneXpert CARBA-R (Cepheid®) PCR and against CZA Etest® (bioMérieux, Inc.) I/R gradient strips (Liofilchem®) and FDC broth microdilution (Thermo Scientific™ Sensititre™). Results A total of 20 clinical isolates of MDR P. aeruginosa resistant to C/T were tested following standardized CLSI protocols and techniques. All 20 isolates were screened for the presence of a carbapenemase gene (blaVIM, blaNDM, blaKPC, blaOXA-48, blaIMP). A blaVIM gene was detected in 6 (30%) out of 20 isolates. FDC demonstrated the greatest activity with 85% (n=17) of susceptible isolates (CLSI MIC <4µg/dL). CZA (CLSI MIC <8µg/dL) and I/R (FDA MIC <2µg/dL) showed 15% (n=3) and 10% (n=2) of susceptible isolates respectively. FDC was active against all 6 blaVIM isolates, where all 6 strains were resistant to CZA and I/R as expected. 3 isolates tested non-susceptible against FDC; additional characterization was not performed at this time. Conclusion Based on these results, FDC demonstrated the greatest in-vitro activity against C/T resistant strains of MDR P. aeruginosa. FDC also demonstrated activity against all 6 MDR P. aeruginosa carrying blaVIM gene. FDC is a strong option to consider on MDR P. aeruginosa strains based on a resistance testing algorithm and a cost/effective protocol. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures


1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Sifaoui ◽  
Emmanuelle Varon ◽  
Marie-Dominique Kitzis ◽  
Laurent Gutmann

ABSTRACT Against penicillin-susceptible pneumococci, the activity of sanfetrinem was similar to those of penicillin, amoxicillin, cefotaxime, imipenem, and meropenem, while against penicillin-resistant strains, sanfetrinem and the carbapenems exhibited superior activity (MICs at which 90% of strains are inhibited, ≤1 μg/ml). PBP 1a in the penicillin-susceptible strain and PBP 1a and PBP 2b in the more resistant isolates seemed to be the essential penicillin-binding proteins for imipenem and sanfetrinem.


1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 2452-2455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando García-Garrote ◽  
Emilia Cercenado ◽  
Luis Alcalá ◽  
Emilio Bouza

ABSTRACT The in vitro activity of LY333328 was compared with those of vancomycin and teicoplanin against 425 gram-positive clinical isolates, including a variety of multiply resistant strains. LY333328 at ≤4 μg/ml inhibited all microorganisms tested, including methicillin- and teicoplanin-resistant staphylococci, glycopeptide-resistant enterococci, penicillin- and multiply resistant pneumococci, and viridans and beta-hemolytic streptococci.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S374-S374
Author(s):  
Michael D Huband ◽  
Michael a Pfaller ◽  
Helio S Sader ◽  
Robert K Flamm

Abstract Background Omadacycline (OMC) is a broad spectrum aminomethylcycline antibacterial in late stage clinical development (PO and IV formulations) for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). OMC has potent in vitro activity against gram-positive (GP) pathogens expressing common resistance mechanisms to penicillins, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones and macrolides. Methods A total of 4,122 GP isolates were collected in 2016 from 30 USA medical centers and included 2,366 staphylococci, 1,252 streptococci and 504 enterococci. A single isolate/patient/infection episode was included. Identifications were confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry and susceptibility (S) testing was performed using reference broth microdilution methods. Results OMC was equally active against methicillin-susceptible (55.1% MSSA) and -resistant (44.9% MRSA) Staphylococcus aureus (SA; MIC50/90, 0.12/0.25 µg/mL). All SA were S to daptomycin (DAP), linezolid (LZD) and vancomycin (VAN). In MRSA, S was lower for levofloxacin (LEV; 28.2%), clindamycin (CLI; 69.9%), and erythromycin (ERY; 10.9%). OMC (MIC50/90, 0.12/0.5 µg/mL) and tigecycline (TGC; MIC50/90, 0.06/12 µg/mL) were the most active agents against coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and methicillin-R CoNS. S. pneumoniae (including penicillin- [12.8% resistant], ceftriaxone- and ERY-resistant strains), viridans group streptococci (VGS) and β-hemolytic streptococci (including ERY and tetracycline resistant strains) were inhibited by low levels of OMC (MIC50/90 0.06/0.06–0.12 µg/mL) and TGC (MIC50/90 0.03–0.06/0.06–0.12 µg/mL). OMC was highly potent against enterococci (MIC50/90 0.12/0.25 µg/mL) including vancomycin-R isolates. Vancomycin resistance rates were 4.3% and 66.5% in E. faecalis and E. faecium, respectively. Conclusion OMC demonstrated potent activity against susceptible and resistant GP pathogens often associated with ABSSSI and CABP including staphylococci, S. pneumoniae, β-hemolytic streptococci, VGS and enterococci. These data support further omadacycline clinical studies, especially in infections where resistant GP isolates occur. Disclosures M. D. Huband, Paratek Pharma, LLC: Research Contractor, Research grant; M. A. Pfaller, Paratek Pharma, LLC: Research Contractor, Research grant; H. S. Sader, Paratek Pharma, LLC: Research Contractor, Research grant R. K. Flamm, Paratek Pharma, LLC: Research Contractor, Research grant


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