Journal
ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10080984
Keywords
teicoplanin; Clostridioides difficile; spore; antibiotics
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- Mahidol University
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
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The study found that teicoplanin had lower MICs compared to vancomycin in all tested isolates. Antimicrobial agents did not affect the initiation of spore germination, but inhibited the outgrowth to vegetative cells. This highlights the efficiency of teicoplanin for treatment of C. difficile by preventing the outgrowth of vegetative cells.
In recent decades, the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has remained high in both community and health-care settings. With the increasing rate of treatment failures and its ability to form spores, an alternative treatment for CDI has become a global priority. We used the microdilution assay to determine minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of vancomycin and teicoplanin against 30 distinct C. difficile strains isolated from various host origins. We also examined the effect of drugs on spore germination and outgrowth by following the development of OD600. Finally, we confirmed the spore germination and cell stages by microscopy. We showed that teicoplanin exhibited lower MICs compared to vancomycin in all tested isolates. MICs of teicoplanin ranged from 0.03-0.25 mu g/mL, while vancomycin ranged from 0.5-4 mu g/mL. Exposure of C. difficile spores to broth supplemented with various concentrations of antimicrobial agents did not affect the initiation of germination, but the outgrowth to vegetative cells was inhibited by all test compounds. This finding was concordant with aberrant vegetative cells after antibiotic treatment observed by light microscopy. This work highlights the efficiency of teicoplanin for treatment of C. difficile through prevention of vegetative cell outgrowth.
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