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- Title
In vitro activity of ceftazidime/avibactam against isolates of Enterobacteriaceae collected in European countries: INFORM global surveillance 2012-15.
- Authors
Kazmierczak, Krystyna M; Jonge, Boudewijn L M de; Stone, Gregory G; Sahm, Daniel F; de Jonge, Boudewijn L M
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>The activity of ceftazidime/avibactam was assessed against 24 750 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae collected from 96 medical centres in 18 European countries as part of the International Network for Optimal Resistance Monitoring (INFORM) global surveillance programme from 2012 to 2015. Activity was analysed against subsets of isolates based on resistant phenotypes and β-lactamase content.<bold>Methods: </bold>Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using broth microdilution and the presence of β-lactamase genes in isolates of interest was determined using PCR and sequencing.<bold>Results: </bold>Ceftazidime/avibactam was the most active agent, compared with all other tested comparator agents, against the overall collection of Enterobacteriaceae isolates (99.4% susceptible) and against subsets of ceftazidime-non-susceptible (97.7% susceptible), colistin-resistant (98.2% susceptible), MDR (96.7% susceptible) and meropenem-non-susceptible, MBL-negative (98.5% susceptible) isolates. At the country level, susceptibility to ceftazidime/avibactam ranged from 96.3% to 100% among Enterobacteriaceae isolates, with decreased susceptibilities only observed in countries where MBLs were more frequently encountered (e.g. Greece and Romania). Ceftazidime/avibactam was active against 99.7% of Enterobacteriaceae isolates that carried serine β-lactamases, including ESBLs, AmpC cephalosporinases and carbapenemases (KPC, GES and OXA-48-like) in all combinations. As expected, ceftazidime/avibactam was not active against isolates carrying MBLs.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The data show that ceftazidime/avibactam is highly potent in vitro against clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae collected in European countries, including isolates that exhibit resistance to ceftazidime, meropenem and colistin and combined resistance to agents from multiple drug classes.
- Subjects
EUROPE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE diseases; ANTI-infective agents; CEFTAZIDIME; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; BETA lactamases; DRUG resistance; PUBLIC health; PREVENTION; ANTIBIOTICS; COMBINATION drug therapy; COMPARATIVE studies; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME inhibitors; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYDROLASES; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; ORGANIC compounds; POLYMERASE chain reaction; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research; SEQUENCE analysis; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), 2018, Vol 73, Issue 10, p2782
- ISSN
0305-7453
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/jac/dky266