Journal
JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 66, Issue 10, Pages 2298-2307Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr290
Keywords
doripenem; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Acinetobacter baumannii; surveillance
Funding
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
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Background: Antibiotic resistance is problematic in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, and is often associated with serious infections. Carbapenems are often one of the few remaining therapeutic options, so it is important to monitor carbapenem activity against these pathogens and to identify resistance mechanisms. Methods: Carbapenem susceptibilities were determined for 14359 Enterobacteriaceae, 3614 P. aeruginosa and 994 A. baumannii from the USA (2007-09). Klebsiella pneumoniae with doripenem MICs >= 2 mg/L (n=88), and P. aeruginosa (n=452), A. baumannii (n=349) and other enterics (n=13) with doripenem MICs >= 4 mg/L were screened for carbapenem resistance mechanisms. Results: Doripenem/meropenem and imipenem susceptibilities for Enterobacteriaceae were >99% and 89%, respectively. Doripenem susceptibility (2007-09) for P. aeruginosa was 87.4%-84.1%; comparable to meropenem and higher than imipenem. For A. baumannii, doripenem susceptibility (2007-09) was 63%-58.2%; lower than imipenem and meropenem. Resistant K. pneumoniae had KPC and lacked porins OmpK35/OmpK36. In 2009, 3.4% of all K. pneumoniae possessed KPC. Five other enterics and one P. aeruginosa possessed KPC. Resistance mechanisms in P. aeruginosa were loss of porin OprD (90%), efflux (55%) and elevated AmpC activity (25%). Acquired carbapenemases OXA-23/-24 were present in 48% of resistant A. baumannii. VIM metallo-beta-lactamases were present in three P. aeruginosa and one A. baumannii isolates. Conclusions: Doripenem and meropenem were more active than imipenem against Enterobacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa from the USA. Carbapenem resistance mechanisms included serine carbapenemases, elevated AmpC activity, efflux and porin deficiencies occurring mostly in P. aeruginosa. Metallo-beta-lactamases were found in <0.1% of isolates.
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