In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples

Background: Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin that exhibits antimicrobial activity against most multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including Enterobacterales, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, and <i>Stenotrophomonas malto...

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Autores principales: Davide Carcione, Claudia Siracusa, Adela Sulejmani, Roberta Migliavacca, Alessandra Mercato, Aurora Piazza, Luigi Principe, Nicola Clementi, Nicasio Mancini, Valerio Leoni, Jari Intra
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:da982e6f724b42c58e58628aa31e36b72021-11-25T16:22:33ZIn Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples10.3390/antibiotics101113092079-6382https://doaj.org/article/da982e6f724b42c58e58628aa31e36b72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/11/1309https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382Background: Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin that exhibits antimicrobial activity against most multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including Enterobacterales, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, and <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i>. Methods: A total of 20 multidrug-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i> strains were isolated from 2020 to 2021, molecularly characterized and tested to assess the in vitro antibacterial activity of cefiderocol. Thirteen strains were carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-23-like producers, while seven were non-OXA-23-like producers. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by broth microdilution, considered as the gold standard method. Disk diffusion test was also carried out using iron-depleted CAMHB plates for cefiderocol. Results: Cefiderocol MICs ranged from 0.5 to 1 mg/L for OXA-23-like non-producing <i>A. baumannii</i> strains and from 0.25 to >32 mg/L for OXA-23-like producers, using the broth microdilution method. Cefiderocol MIC<sub>90</sub> was 8 mg/L. Diameter of inhibition zone of cefiderocol ranged from 18 to 25 mm for OXA-23-like non-producers and from 15 to 36 mm for OXA-23-like producers, using the diffusion disk method. A large variability and a low reproducibility were observed during the determination of diameter inhibition zone. Molecular characterization showed that all isolates presented the ISAba1 genetic element upstream the <i>bla</i>OXA-51. Among OXA-23-like non-producers, four were <i>bla</i>OXA-58 positive and two were negative for all the resistance determinants analyzed. Conclusions: Cefiderocol showed in vitro antimicrobial activity against both carbapenem-susceptible and non-susceptible <i>A. baumannii</i> strains, although some OXA-23-like producers were resistant. Further clinical studies are needed to consolidate the role of cefiderocol as an antibiotic against MDR <i>A. baumannii</i>.Davide CarcioneClaudia SiracusaAdela SulejmaniRoberta MigliavaccaAlessandra MercatoAurora PiazzaLuigi PrincipeNicola ClementiNicasio ManciniValerio LeoniJari IntraMDPI AGarticleantimicrobial resistancenosocomial infectioncefiderocolsiderophore-cephalosporin<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENAntibiotics, Vol 10, Iss 1309, p 1309 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic antimicrobial resistance
nosocomial infection
cefiderocol
siderophore-cephalosporin
<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle antimicrobial resistance
nosocomial infection
cefiderocol
siderophore-cephalosporin
<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Davide Carcione
Claudia Siracusa
Adela Sulejmani
Roberta Migliavacca
Alessandra Mercato
Aurora Piazza
Luigi Principe
Nicola Clementi
Nicasio Mancini
Valerio Leoni
Jari Intra
In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
description Background: Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin that exhibits antimicrobial activity against most multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including Enterobacterales, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, and <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i>. Methods: A total of 20 multidrug-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i> strains were isolated from 2020 to 2021, molecularly characterized and tested to assess the in vitro antibacterial activity of cefiderocol. Thirteen strains were carbapenem-hydrolysing oxacillinase OXA-23-like producers, while seven were non-OXA-23-like producers. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by broth microdilution, considered as the gold standard method. Disk diffusion test was also carried out using iron-depleted CAMHB plates for cefiderocol. Results: Cefiderocol MICs ranged from 0.5 to 1 mg/L for OXA-23-like non-producing <i>A. baumannii</i> strains and from 0.25 to >32 mg/L for OXA-23-like producers, using the broth microdilution method. Cefiderocol MIC<sub>90</sub> was 8 mg/L. Diameter of inhibition zone of cefiderocol ranged from 18 to 25 mm for OXA-23-like non-producers and from 15 to 36 mm for OXA-23-like producers, using the diffusion disk method. A large variability and a low reproducibility were observed during the determination of diameter inhibition zone. Molecular characterization showed that all isolates presented the ISAba1 genetic element upstream the <i>bla</i>OXA-51. Among OXA-23-like non-producers, four were <i>bla</i>OXA-58 positive and two were negative for all the resistance determinants analyzed. Conclusions: Cefiderocol showed in vitro antimicrobial activity against both carbapenem-susceptible and non-susceptible <i>A. baumannii</i> strains, although some OXA-23-like producers were resistant. Further clinical studies are needed to consolidate the role of cefiderocol as an antibiotic against MDR <i>A. baumannii</i>.
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author Davide Carcione
Claudia Siracusa
Adela Sulejmani
Roberta Migliavacca
Alessandra Mercato
Aurora Piazza
Luigi Principe
Nicola Clementi
Nicasio Mancini
Valerio Leoni
Jari Intra
author_facet Davide Carcione
Claudia Siracusa
Adela Sulejmani
Roberta Migliavacca
Alessandra Mercato
Aurora Piazza
Luigi Principe
Nicola Clementi
Nicasio Mancini
Valerio Leoni
Jari Intra
author_sort Davide Carcione
title In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
title_short In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
title_full In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
title_fullStr In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples
title_sort in vitro antimicrobial activity of the siderophore cephalosporin cefiderocol against <i>acinetobacter baumannii</i> strains recovered from clinical samples
publisher MDPI AG
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