Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against Gram-negative isolates among different infections in Hong Kong: SMART 2017–2019

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Abstract

Introduction. Ceftolozane/tazobactam was approved by the Drug Office, Department of Health, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2017.

Hypothesis/Gap Statement. Currently the in vitro activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against Gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients in Hong Kong is undocumented. It would be prudent to document the activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales isolated from hospitalized patients in Hong Kong.

Aim. To describe the in vitro susceptibility of recent clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa and the two most common Enterobacterales species ( Klebsiella pneumoniae , Escherichia coli ) cultured from respiratory tract, intra-abdominal, urinary tract and bloodstream infection samples to ceftolozane/tazobactam and other commonly used antimicrobial agents.

Methodology. CLSI-defined broth microdilution MICs were determined and interpreted for Gram-negative isolates collected in Hong Kong from 2017 to 2019 by the SMART surveillance programme.

Results. For P. aeruginosa , 96.7 % of isolates ( n=210) were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam, while susceptibility rates were ≥14 % lower to meropenem (82.9 % susceptible), cefepime (82.4 %), ceftazidime (81.4 %), piperacillin/tazobactam (76.7 %) and levofloxacin (79.5 %). Ceftolozane/tazobactam inhibited 85.7 % of piperacillin/tazobactam-nonsusceptible isolates, 80.6–82.1 % of cefepime-, ceftazidime- or meropenem-nonsusceptible isolates, and 75.9 % of multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates of P. aeruginosa . For K. pneumoniae , 96.1 % of isolates ( n=308) were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam compared with meropenem (99.0 % susceptible), piperacillin/tazobactam (93.8 %), cefepime (85.7 %) and ceftazidime (85.4 %). The majority (88.3 %) of ESBL (extended-spectrum β-lactamase) non-CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales) phenotype isolates of K. pneumoniae were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam, comparable to piperacillin/tazobactam (85.0 %) but lower than meropenem (100 %). For E. coli , 98.5 % of isolates ( n=609) were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam compared to meropenem (99.3 % susceptible), piperacillin/tazobactam (96.7 %), ceftazidime (82.3 %) and cefepime (76.5 %). The majority (96.7 %) of ESBL non-CRE phenotype isolates of E. coli were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam, similar to both meropenem (100 %) and piperacillin/tazobactam (94.5 %).

Conclusions. Overall, >96 % of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa , K. pneumoniae and E. coli collected in Hong Kong in 2017–2019 were susceptible to ceftolozane/tazobactam, while the activity of several commonly prescribed β-lactams was reduced, especially for P. aeruginosa . Continued surveillance of ceftolozane/tazobactam and other agents is warranted.

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Difficult-to-Treat Resistance in Gram-negative Bacteremia at 173 US Hospitals: Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcome of Resistance to All First-line Agents

Michael Klompas, Chanu Rhee, Tara Palmore … (2018)

Background Resistance to all first-line antibiotics necessitates the use of less effective or more toxic “reserve” agents. Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GNBSIs) harboring such difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) may have higher mortality than phenotypes that allow for ≥1 active first-line antibiotic. Methods The Premier Database was analyzed for inpatients with select GNBSIs. DTR was defined as intermediate/resistant in vitro to all ß-lactam categories, including carbapenems and fluoroquinolones. Prevalence and aminoglycoside resistance of DTR episodes were compared with carbapenem-resistant, extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant, and fluoroquinolone-resistant episodes using CDC definitions. Predictors of DTR were identified. The adjusted relative risk (aRR) of mortality was examined for DTR, CDC-defined phenotypes susceptible to ≥1 first-line agent, and graded loss of active categories. Results Between 2009–2013, 471 (1%) of 45011 GNBSI episodes at 92 (53.2%) of 173 hospitals exhibited DTR, ranging from 0.04% for Escherichia coli to 18.4% for Acinetobacter baumannii . Among patients with DTR, 79% received parenteral aminoglycosides, tigecycline, or colistin/polymyxin-B; resistance to all aminoglycosides occurred in 33%. Predictors of DTR included urban healthcare and higher baseline illness. Crude mortality for GNBSIs with DTR was 43%; aRR was higher for DTR than for carbapenem-resistant (1.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.0–1.4; P = .02), extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (1.2; 1.1–1.4; P = .001), or fluoroquinolone-resistant (1.2; 1.0–1.4; P = .008) infections. The mortality aRR increased 20% per graded loss of active first-line categories, from 3–5 to 1–2 to 0. Conclusion Nonsusceptibility to first-line antibiotics is associated with decreased survival in GNBSIs. DTR is a simple bedside prognostic measure of treatment-limiting coresistance. Resistance to all first-line agents or difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) was observed in 1% of gram-negative bacteremias. DTR was identified at half the hospitals; nearly 80% of patients with DTR received “reserve” agents. Mortality risk increased with decreasing active first-line categories.