Meropenem in cystic fibrosis patients infected with resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Burkholderia cepacia and with hypersensitivity to β-lactam antibiotics

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of meropenem, administered on a compassionate basis to 62 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (age: 24±6 years) with hypersensitivity reactions to β-lactam antibiotics and/or infection by bacteria resistant to other antibiotics.
Methods: Fifty-seven patients were chronically infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 5 with Burkholderia cepacia . In total, 124 courses (1 to 6/patient) of meropenem, 2 g three times a day by intravenous infusion (10 to 15 min) for 14 days, were administered.
Results: During treatment for P. aeruginosa the mean increase in pulmonary function (as a percentage of the predictive values) was 5.6% for FEV₁ (forced expiratory volume in the first second) and 8.6% for FVC (forced vital capacity). C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and leukocyte count decreased significantly. In courses administered for chronic infection with B. cepacia the post treatment FEV₁ and FVC values were higher than the pre-treatment values, and all the inflammatory parameters decreased.
The geometric means of minimal inhibitory concentration (MICs) (μg/mL) for P. aeruginosa ( B. cepacia ) were: tobramycin 6 (59), ciprofloxacin 1.2 (9.7), piperacillin 49 (16.3), ceftazidime 26 (23), aztreonam 26 (35), imipenem 6.4 (not determined) and meropenem 5.1 (4.8). No statistically significant increase in the MICs of meropenem for either pathogen occurred during therapy. Of the 124 courses, 115 were tolerated without any clinical complaint. The following side effects were observed: nausea (0.8%), itching (4%), rash (3.2%), drug fever (1.6%).
Conclusions: Meropenem proved to be a valuable drug in the treatment of CF patients with chronic pulmonary infection with multiresistant P. aeruginosa and B. cepacia and with hypersensitivity reactions to other β-lactam drugs.     

Genetic analysis of a multiresistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing PER-1 β-lactamase

A multiresistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, PA2345, belonging to serotype O:1, was isolated at the Teaching Hospital of Besançon, France. Resistance to β-lactams, including third-generation cephalosporins, depended upon a chromosomally-located composite transposon carrying the bla_PER-1 gene encoding extended-spectrum β-lactamase PER-1. PA2345 was unrelated genotypically to two previous PER-1-producing isolates of P. aeruginosa. Sequence analysis of the transposon in PA2345 revealed the presence of two insertion sequences (ISPa23 and ISPa24) with very different predicted transposases (TnpA1, TnpA2), which were both bordered by closely related 16-bp inverted repeats. High resistance of PA2345 to aminoglycosides was caused, in part, by a chromosomal class-I integron containing gene cassettes aadB, encoding an ANT(2″) enzyme, and aadA11, encoding a new ANT(3″) enzyme with 281 amino-acids that conferred elevated resistance to streptomycin and spectinomycin. Stable overproduction of efflux system MexXY contributed to resistance to amikacin, while mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of gyrA and parC accounted for the high resistance of PA2345 to fluoroquinolones. The study indicates that multidrug resistance in P. aeruginosa might arise from sequential acquisition of a variety of mechanisms provided by both horizontal gene transfers and mutations in chromosomal genes.     

耐喹诺酮类铜绿假单胞菌的耐药机制研究

目的探讨广州地区铜绿假单胞菌对喹诺酮类药物的耐药机制。方法对喹诺酮耐药株的gyrA和parC基因进行限制性片段长度多态性分析（PCR-RFLP）,并对其中的高水平耐药株gyrB和parE基因进行测序;用琼脂稀释法测定加入碳酰氰基-对-氯苯腙（CCCP）前后环丙沙星的最小抑菌浓度（MIC）;同时用SDS-PAGE对高水平耐药株的外膜蛋白进行电泳分析。结果有72.7%（72/99）的菌株发生gyrA突变,主要为Thr-83-Ile;25.3%（25/99）的菌株发生parC突变,主要为Ser-87-Leu,且均是gyrA和parC双基因突变;gyrB和parE突变较少见。53.3%（53/99）的菌株的MIC可被CCCP逆转,其MIC能明显降低;7%（7/10）的高水平耐药株的外膜蛋白在43～67kDa间条带增多,其蛋白含量有差异。结论抗菌药物作用靶位的改变和外排泵机制是本地区铜绿假单胞菌对喹诺酮类耐药的重要机制。     

耐亚胺培南铜绿假单胞菌的分布及耐药性分析

目的:了解耐亚胺培南铜绿假单胞菌的感染情况及其耐药特性,为临床合理使用抗生素及防治耐药菌感染提供参考。方法:收集汕头大学医学院第一附属医院2005年4月到2006年4月间分离的92株耐亚胺培南的铜绿假单胞菌,VITEK-60全自动微生物鉴定仪及其配套试剂(GNS-506、GNS-120、GNS-114)进行细菌鉴定及测定其对多种抗生素的耐药性,肉汤二倍稀释法测定其对亚胺培南的MIC值。结果与结论:耐亚胺培南的铜绿假单胞菌感染主要发生神经外科、外科ICU、呼吸科及ICU和神经内科,对亚胺培南的耐药多为中低度耐药(MIC≤32 mg.L-1),对其它多种抗生素的耐药率均达到100%,仅头孢哌酮/舒巴坦复合制剂保持了较高的敏感率,作为经验性用药可考虑选用。     

铜绿假单胞菌耐药性在生物被膜形成过程中的变化

目的 研究铜绿假单胞菌遗传性耐药(gyrA基因突变和MexAB-OprM主动外排)在生物被膜形成过程中对药物抗性的作用。方法 通过PCR技术鉴定gyrA基因突变株和MexB-OprM主动外排株，利用三亲杂交的方法将绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因转到铜绿假单胞菌药物敏感株中，测定gyrA基因突变株、MexAB-OprM主动外排株以及带有绿色荧光蛋白的铜绿假单胞菌在特氟隆上产生生物被膜耐药的规律。结果 筛选出gyrA基因突变株和MexAB-OprM主动外排株。通过三亲杂交成功构建了带有pGFPuv质粒的铜绿假单胞菌。将突变株和敏感株培养在最低杀菌浓度(MBC)的环丙沙星溶液中形成生物被膜使菌株的存活率均在50％以上。结论 比较遗传性耐药和生物被膜耐药的作用表明gyrA基因突变和主动外排在生物被膜耐药形成前期发挥主要作用，当生物被膜完全形成之后，铜绿假单胞菌的耐药性有可能是由生物被膜介导的。     

Metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a large tertiary centre in Kenya

This study was designed to characterize the β-lactamase content of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered during 2006 and 2007 in a large tertiary-care centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Molecular characterization was done using PCR and sequencing, and typing was performed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In total, 416 P. aeruginosa isolates were obtained during that period, of which 57 (13.7%) were resistant to carbapenems. All carbapenem-resistant isolates tested positive for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) production. All MBL isolates produced VIM-2 with two types of integron structures . PFGE identified three clonally related groups of VIM-2-producing P. aeruginosa , including a pan-resistant clone that was responsible for nosocomial outbreaks during 2006 and 2007 in the intensive-care unit. These findings suggest that continuous molecular surveillance needs to be performed to monitor the spread within the hospital of this pan-resistant strain. This study is the first report of VIM-2-producing P. aeruginosa from the African continent.     

我院200株铜绿假单胞菌感染分布及耐药性分析

目的：了解我院2007年1月--2008年6月200株铜绿假单胞菌感染分布及耐药情况,为临床提供预防措施和合理使用抗菌药物的依据。方法：采用回顾性的方法统计分析我院分离的铜绿假单胞菌的标本来源、感染科室分布及对20种抗菌药物的耐药状况。结果：200株铜绿假单胞菌主要来自痰液（85％）,其次来自分泌物（9．0％）,在临床各病区分布情况：重症监护室（ICU）23．0％（46／200）、脑外科22．0％（44／200）、呼吸科,19．5％（39／200）、急诊科6％（12／200）、神内科5．0％（10／200）、肿瘤科4．5％（9／200）、烧伤科4．0％（8／200）、西骨科3．5％（7／200）、其他科与肾内科等12．5％（25／200）。药敏结果显示,该细菌对抗菌药物活性较好的仅有阿米卡星和亚胺培南,耐药率分别为14．5％、24．I％。耐药率较高的是哌拉西林、头孢他啶、左氧氟沙星、哌拉西林／他唑巴坦、环丙沙星、氨曲南、妥布霉素、头孢吡肟,耐药率分别为70．1％、68．5％、61．0％、60．2％、57．8％、56．2％、55．3％、54．7％。结论：铜绿假单胞菌对多种抗菌药物耐药率较高,临床应加强对铜绿假单胞菌耐药性监控和药敏试验分析,合理使用抗菌药物,防治耐药菌株的传播流行。     

IMPs, VIMs and SPMs: the diversity of metallo-β-lactamases produced by carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian hospital

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates (n=183), collected from bacteraemic patients hospitalised in Sao Paulo Hospital (Brazil) during 2000-2001, were screened for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. The polymyxins were the most active compounds (100% susceptibility), followed by amikacin and cefepime (59.0%), meropenem (57.4%), and imipenem and gentamicin (55.2%). Imipenem-resistant isolates were ribotyped and screened for production of metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) by PCR with primers for bla(IMP), bla(VIM) and bla(SPM). MBL production was detected in 36 isolates (19.7% of the entire collection; 43.9% of the imipenem-resistant isolates) and the MBLs included SPM-1-like (55.6%), VIM-2-like (30.6%) and IMP-1-like (8.3%) enzymes.     

临床分离的铜绿假单胞菌对头孢噻肟的耐药性分析

目的：测定铜绿假单胞菌对头孢噻肟的耐药性。方法：采用琼脂二倍稀释法测定铜铝假单胞菌对头孢噻肟的MIC值。用铜绿假单胞菌ATCC27853标准菌株作为质控标准。按照美国临床实验标准委员会（NCCLS）2004年颁布的标准操作和判定结果。结果：铜绿假单胞菌对头孢噻肟的耐药率为59．18％。结论：临床分离的铜绿假单胞菌对头孢噻肟高度耐药，应考虑通过进行细菌培养和药敏试验，合理选用抗生素，或选用有协同作用的二联疗法来提高抗铜绿假单胞菌感染的疗效。     

Rapid development in vitro and in vivo of resistance to ceftazidime in biofilm-growing Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to chromosomal beta-lactamase

The aim of this study was to examine the development of resistance of biofilm-growing P. aeruginosa during treatment with ceftazidime. Biofilms were established in vitro using a modified Robbins device (MRD) and in vivo in the rat model of chronic lung infection. Three P. aeruginosa strains isolated from the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients (MICceftazidime-basal/induced beta-lactamase activity: PAO 579= 0.8 mg/l-19/550 milliunits, 19676A=50 mg/l-38/957 milliunits, 17107B=100 mg/l-504/947 milliunits) were studied. After 1 or 2 weeks of continuous or intermittent (4 h/day) administration of ceftazidime to biofilms established in MDR, a statistically significant development of resistance to ceftazidime in PAO 579 or 19676A bacterial populations occurred. When ceftazidime was administered 4 h/day (200 mg/l) for 2 weeks, the frequency of resistant 19676A having MIC>25 mg/l was 4.4 10(-1) compared to 6.0-10(-5) in the control biofilm. The same trend was observed after continuous administration of ceftazidime. MICceftazidime of the more resistant variants was increased 500-fold for PAO 579 and 8-fold for 19676A, and the specific basal beta-lactamase activities from 19 to 1,400 units for PAO 579 and from 38 to 10,000 units for 19676A. Chronic P. aeruginosa lung infection was established with alginate-embedded PAO 579, 19676A or 17107B in 146 Lewis rats which were treated with ceftazidime 4 g/kg intraperitoneally twice a day for 1 week. A statistically significant development of resistance was observed for all three strains. The MICceftazidime of the more resistant variants was increased 15-fold for PAO 579, 8-fold for 19676A, and 4-fold for 17107B, and the specific basal 3-lactamase activity from 19 to 100 units for PAO 579, from 38 to 1,300 units for 19676A, and from 500 to 1,300 units for 17107B. It was shown that, during treatment with ceftazidime, biofilm-growing P. aeruginosa had the capacity to develop resistance due to the production of chromosomal beta-lactamase.     

汕头地区耐亚胺培南铜绿假单胞菌耐药分析

目的：了解汕头地区对亚胺培南耐药的铜绿假单胞菌（PA）的耐药情况及耐药机制。方法：收集临床分离耐亚胺培南的PA共141株,双纸片协同实验检测金属酶表型,PCR法检测外膜孔蛋白OprD2和金属β内酰胺酶（IMP、VIM、SPM）基因。结果：耐亚胺培南的铜绿假单胞菌均为多重耐药茵,对头孢哌酮／舒巴坦的耐药率较低,未发现产金属酶菌株,仅22株菌株扩增出OprD2基因。结论：头孢哌酮／舒巴坦可作为本地区临床治疗耐亚胺培南铜绿假单胞茵所致感染的首选经验用药,OprDa表达减少或不表达可能是临床分离铜绿假单胞茵对亚胺培南耐药的主要机制。     

Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroup Ο:11 outbreak in an intensive care unit

Objective: To determine whether 15 multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from an intensive care unit (ICU) outbreak were related, were endemic, and belonged to the Ο:12 European clone.
Methods: Forty-six P. aeruginosa isolates from a large hospital were investigated with respect to their antibiotic resistance profiles, serogroups, bacteriocin types and DNA fingerprints obtained by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of genomic DNA digested with Xba l.
Results: Fourteen of the ICU outbreak isolates were indeed identical with respect to their serogroup, Ο:11, pyocin type, 10/a, and PFGE type, A. Clone A was endemic and dominant throughout the hospital, even though, within the ICU, it underwent phenotypic alterations, such as loss of cell wall lipopolysaccharide side-chains, or acquisition of ceftazidime and imipenem resistance. Bacteriocin typing was more discriminatory than serotyping, but PFGE could differentiate further among phenotypically identical strains. It also allowed the tracking of an Ο:6 strain, as it was becoming gradually more resistant and undergoing a bacteriocin-type conversion while remaining genotypically unaltered.
Conclusions: Using three typing methods, a nosocomial multiresistant strain distinct from the previously described dominant European Ο:12 clone was characterized, and the ability of PFGE to identify clonal isolates even when these appear phenotypically distinct was demonstrated.     

Stimulation of innate immunity by susceptible and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: an in vitro and in vivo study

In attempt to investigate the stimulatory effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on innate immunity and to correlate it to its level of resistance to antimicrobials, 20 isolates were applied; 8 isolates were susceptible and 12 multidrug-resistant. Genetic diversity was defined by PFGE. Human monocytes of two healthy volunteers were in vitro stimulated by the isolates for the production of pro-inflammatory (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-12) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10), of malondialdehyde and of procalcitonin. Cytokines were estimated by EIA, malondialdehyde by the thiobarbiturate assay and procalcitonin by an immunochemiluminometric assay. Survival of 48 Wistar rats was recorded after induction of sepsis by the intraperitoneal injection of three susceptible and three multidrug-resistant isolates. To test whether comparative effect of the latter isolates on survival correlates with any difference of monocyte-mediated release of pro-inflammatory mediators, monocytes of two rats were in vitro stimulated for the production of TNF-alpha and of malondialdehyde. In vitro stimulation of human monocytes by the susceptible isolates elicited elevated production of malondiadeheyde, of IL-1beta and of IL-6 compared to stimulation by multidrug-resistant isolates. Similar differences were found for TNF-alpha and IL-8, but they were not statistically significant. Production of IL-10 and IL-12 was not detected after stimulation with any isolate. Levels of procalcitonin were similar after induction with either susceptible or multidrug-resistant isolates. Mean survival of animals was 7.56, 21.80 and 55.20 h, respectively, after challenge by the susceptible isolates and 28.89, 61.8 and more than 120 h, respectively, after challenge by the multidrug-resistant isolates. Differences of survival were accompanied by greater rodent monocyte-release of TNF-alpha and malondialdehyde after stimulation by the susceptible isolates compared to multidrug-resistant ones. It is concluded that considerable differences are encountered on the stimulation of human monocytes by susceptible and resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These results correlate with in vivo evidence and might influence decision on therapeutics.     

铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜形成过程中多糖合成相关基因表达的研究

目的 了解铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aerugirtosa,Pa)生物被膜形成过程中多糖生物合成相关基因在生物被膜形成中的表达,探讨其在生物被膜形成中的调控作用.方法 分别收集非黏液型铜绿假单胞菌PAO1的浮游菌及生物被膜菌,用实时荧光定量RT-PCR的方法对基因的表达进行相对定量分析.结果 多糖合成相关基因pslA、algD.pelA的mRNA在生物被膜菌中的相对表达量均高于浮游菌.结论 .pslA、algD,pelA的表达与铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜形成密切相关,在生物被膜形成中具有重要作用.     

PER-1- and OXA-10-like β-lactamases in ceftazidime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from intensive care unit patients in Istanbul, Turkey

The presence of PER-1- and OXA-10-like beta-lactamases was investigated by PCR in 49 ceftazidime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients hospitalised in the 24-bed general intensive care unit of the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine during a 12-month period between February 1999 and February 2000. The clonal relatedness of the isolates was investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, and the sequences of the PER-1 and OXA genes from all isolates were determined. The rates of resistance of the isolates to imipenem, aztreonam and cefepime were 98%, 92% and 96%, respectively, and to piperacillin and piperacillin-tazobactam were 41% and 37%, respectively. Using the double-disk synergy test, 37% (18/49) of the isolates were identified as extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers. The PER-1 gene was identified in 86% (42/49) and the OXA-10 gene in 55% (27/49) of the ceftazidime-resistant isolates. Of isolates carrying the PER-1 gene, 48% (20/42) also carried the OXA-10 gene. The respective nucleotide sequences were identical for each isolate. Sixteen RAPD patterns were detected among the PER-1-positive isolates, but 60% (25/42) of the PER-1-positive isolates belonged to two distinct patterns, while the remainder exhibited a wide clonal diversity. The results indicated that the prevalence of PER-1- and OXA-10-like beta-lactamases remains high among ceftazidime-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates in Turkey.     

某综合医院铜绿假单胞菌2005-2009年耐药性的变迁

目的了解某综合医院2005-2009年铜绿假单胞菌临床分离株的耐药性变迁,为合理应用抗菌药物提供依据。方法应用回顾性调查方法,对广东省汕头市某综合医院2005-2009年住院病人送检标本中分离的铜绿假单胞菌的药敏试验结果进行统计分析。结果 5年间共检出铜绿假单胞菌1809株,总的分离率为16.34%;标本分布以痰液来源为主,占84.9%;几年间铜绿假单胞菌对氨苄西林、复方新诺明、呋喃妥因、头孢唑啉的耐药率变化不大,对阿米卡星、庆大霉素、妥布霉素、亚胺培南、头孢他啶、头孢吡肟、环丙沙星、左旋氧氟沙星等抗菌药物的耐药率均在2007年达到高峰,在2008、2009年两年间呈连续下降趋势。从2009年的情况来看,耐药率最低的是妥布霉素,为28.97%（168/580）,其次为阿米卡星和左旋氧氟沙星,分别为32.07%（186/580）和33.97%（197/580）。结论铜绿假单胞菌对大多数抗菌药物的耐药率有所下降,但总体耐药情况还是比较严重。     

Effect of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection on the development of atherosclerosis in a rat model

In order to investigate the possible relationship between atherosclerosis and chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, 66 Wistar rats were given five separate intratracheal inoculations of either P. aeruginosa or sterile saline at 4-week intervals. The rats were divided into four groups: group 1 was infected with P. aeruginosa and fed a diet containing cholesterol 1% w/v; group 2 was infected with P. aeruginosa and fed a normal diet; group 3 was not infected and was fed a diet containing cholesterol 1% w/v; and group 4 (the control group) was not infected and was fed a normal diet. One month after the final inoculation, the rats were killed humanely; computerised image analysis was used to evaluate sections of the aorta and heart, and the maximal wall thickness of the aorta and coronary artery. The aortic wall thickness was significantly greater for group 1 (329.53 +/- 58.06 microm) compared to groups 2 (190.59 +/- 27.81 microm; p < 0.0001), 3 (262.90 +/- 61.12 microm; p < 0.0004) and 4 (158.00 +/- 30.30 microm; p < 0.0001). Similarly, the coronary artery wall thickness was significantly greater for group 1 (72.96 +/- 10.67 microm) compared to groups 2 (35.07 +/- 8.53 microm; p < 0.0001), 3 (41.45 +/- 10.22 microm; p < 0.0001) and 4 (32.30 +/- 5.27 microm; p < 0.0001). These findings strengthen the hypothesis that chronic infection plays a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.     

铜绿假单胞菌oprD2基因突变及表达量改变与碳青霉烯类耐药的关系

目的 研究铜绿假单胞菌外膜通道蛋白OprD2的表达减弱或缺失,以及OprD2蛋白自身突变是否会影响铜绿假单胞菌对碳青霉烯类药物的耐药性.方法 收集分离自临床对亚胺培南(IPM)的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)值≥8μg/m1的铜绿假单胞菌共101株,采用肉汤稀释法检测菌株对比阿培南(BPM)、美罗培南(MEM)、帕尼培南(PEM)的MIC值;荧光定量RT-PCR检测铜绿假单胞菌膜通道蛋白oprD2基因的表达量情况;针对oprD2相对表达量正常并对亚胺培南耐药的铜绿假单胞菌,采用普通PCR的方法扩增oprD2全长基因并测序.结果 根据铜绿假单胞菌的OprD2蛋白相对表达量结果,将101株铜绿假单胞菌分成两组,组1为OprD2相对表达量降低组;组2为OprD2相对表达量正常组;组1与组2相比,对IPM、BPM、MEM、PEM的MIC值≥16μg/ml的菌株比例差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.01).组1中,28株同时对4种药物的MIC均≥16 μg/ml,其中有25株的OprD2的相对表达量明显减低(＜0.4);外膜孔蛋白OprD2转录水平与4种碳青霉烯类药物MICs之间呈负相关趋势.组2中,有16株9prD2基因发生突变,按照突变的类型主要分成4组;与PAO1相比,这些菌株对IPM、BPM、MEM、PEM的MIC值有不同程度的增加.结论 OprD2外膜蛋白的表达量减少或缺失是铜绿假单胞菌对亚胺培南耐药的主要机制,可能也与其他3种碳青霉烯类药物耐药有密切关系;铜绿假单胞菌的oprD2基因发生突变,可能会降低铜绿假单胞菌对这儿种碳青霉烯类药物的敏感性.