Killing Dynamics of Carbapenems against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harboring Varied Determinants of Carbapenem Resistance

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· 발행기관 : 대한임상미생물학회
· 수록지 정보 : Annals of Clinical Microbiology / 23권 / 2호 / 1 ~ 8페이지
· 저자명 : VIGA ROLLY, 이은정, 윤은정, 정석훈

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Background: Ideal dose of the antimicrobials should be decided by considering their killing dynamics since sufficient elimination of the causative microorganisms is critical for proper antimicrobial treatment. In this study, the bactericidal activities of carbapenems by resistance mechanisms were assessed for carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Methods: Minimal inhibition concentrations (MICs) of carbapenems were determined by broth dilution method and the resistance mechanisms were identified by PCR and DNA sequencing. The expression levels of efflux pumps were determined by reverse transcriptase real-time PCR. Time-kill curves were plotted by time-course numeration of the viable cells grown under imipenem and meropenem at 1× and 4×MICs, respectively.
Results: One P. aeruginosa strain was susceptible, whereas three were resistant to carbapenems by defective OprD, efflux pump overproduction, and/or IMP-6 production.
The susceptible strain had imipenem and meropenem MICs of 2 and 1 mg/L, respectively.
The MICs were elevated by eight-fold by defective OprD, 16- and 32-fold by the pump overproduction, and four- and >64-fold by the combination of two determinants and the IMP-6 carbapenemase. While both the carbapenems showed time-dependent bactericidal activity to the susceptible isolate, either of the carbapenem-resistant determinants, such as decreased membrane permeability, carbapenemase production, or the defective OprD, presented concentration-dependent bacteriostatic activity.
Conclusion: Different killing dynamics of the carbapenems were observed depending on the resistance determinants, and the results would guide a proper treatment strategy for the patients using these drugs.

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