Evaluation of the synergy of ceftazidime-avibactam in combination with meropenem, amikacin, aztreonam, colistin, or fosfomycin against well-characterized multidrug …

S Mikhail, NB Singh, R Kebriaei, SA Rice… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
S Mikhail, NB Singh, R Kebriaei, SA Rice, KC Stamper, M Castanheira, MJ Rybak
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2019Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms are a major health concern
due to lack of effective therapy. Emergence of resistance to newer agents like ceftazidime-
avibactam (CZA) further magnifies the problem. In this context, combination therapy of CZA
with other antimicrobials may have potential in treating these pathogens. Unfortunately,
there are limited data regarding these combinations. Therefore, the objective of this study
was to evaluate CZA in combination with amikacin (AMK), aztreonam (AZT), colistin (COL) …
Abstract
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms are a major health concern due to lack of effective therapy. Emergence of resistance to newer agents like ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) further magnifies the problem. In this context, combination therapy of CZA with other antimicrobials may have potential in treating these pathogens. Unfortunately, there are limited data regarding these combinations. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate CZA in combination with amikacin (AMK), aztreonam (AZT), colistin (COL), fosfomycin (FOS), and meropenem (MEM) against 21 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and 21 MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. The potential for synergy was evaluated via MIC combination evaluation and time-kill assays. All strains were further characterized by whole-genome sequencing, quantitative real-time PCR, and SDS-PAGE analysis to determine potential mechanisms of resistance. Compared to CZA alone, we observed a 4-fold decrease in CZA MICs for a majority of K. pneumoniae strains and at least a 2-fold decrease for most P. aeruginosa isolates in the majority of combinations tested. In both P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae strains, CZA in combination with AMK or AZT was synergistic (≥2.15-log10 CFU/ml decrease). CZA-MEM was effective against P. aeruginosa and CZA-FOS was effective against K. pneumoniae. Time-kill analysis also revealed that the synergy of CZA with MEM or AZT may be due to the previously reported restoration of MEM or AZT activity against these organisms. Our findings show that CZA in combination with these antibiotics has potential for therapeutic options in difficult to treat pathogens. Further evaluation of these combinations is warranted.
American Society for Microbiology
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