Activity of cefepime/zidebactam (WCK 5222) against 'problem' antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria sent to a national reference laboratory

Mushtaq, Shazad, Garello, Paolo, Vickers, Anna, Woodford, Neil and Livermore, David M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9856-3703 (2021) Activity of cefepime/zidebactam (WCK 5222) against 'problem' antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria sent to a national reference laboratory. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (6). 1511–1522. ISSN 0305-7453

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Triple-action diazabicyclooctanes, e.g. zidebactam, combine β-lactamase inhibition, antibacterial activity, and 'enhancement' of PBP3-targeted β-lactams.   OBJECTIVES: To examine the activity of cefepime/zidebactam against consecutive 'problem' Gram-negative bacteria referred to the UK national reference laboratory.   METHODS: MICs were determined by BSAC agar dilution for 1632 Enterobacterales, 745 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 450 other non-fermenters, categorized by carbapenemase detection and interpretive reading.   RESULTS: Universal susceptibility to cefepime/zidebactam 8 + 8 mg/L was seen for otherwise multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales with AmpC, extended-spectrum, K1, KPC and OXA-48-like β-lactamases, or with impermeability and 'unassigned' mechanisms. Unlike ceftazidime/avibactam and all other comparators, cefepime/zidebactam 8 + 8 mg/L also inhibited most (190/210, 90.5%) Enterobacterales with MBLs. Resistance in the remaining minority of MBL producers, and in 13/24 with both NDM MBLs and OXA-48-like enzymes, was associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae ST14. For Pseudomonas aeruginosa, MICs of cefepime/zidebactam rose with efflux grade, but exceeded 8 + 8 mg/L for only 11/85 isolates even in the highly-raised efflux group. Among 103 P. aeruginosa with ESBLs or MBLs, 97 (94.5%) were inhibited by cefepime/zidebactam 8 + 8 mg/L whereas fewer than 15% were susceptible to any comparator. MICs for Acinetobacter baumannii with acquired OXA carbapenemases clustered around 8 + 8 to 32 + 32 mg/L, with higher values for MBL producers. A strong enhancer effect augmented activity against many isolates that were highly resistant to cefepime and zidebactam alone and which had mechanisms not inhibited by zidebactam.   CONCLUSIONS: Assuming successful clinical trials, cefepime/zidebactam has scope to widely overcome critical resistances in both Enterobacterales and non-fermenters.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: pharmacology,microbiology (medical),infectious diseases,pharmacology (medical),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3000/3004
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2021 23:50
Last Modified: 26 Jun 2024 11:32
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79723
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab067

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