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ACS Infect Dis ; 5(1): 131-140, 2019 01 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30427656

ABSTRACT

The clinical effectiveness of carbapenem antibiotics such as meropenem is becoming increasingly compromised by the spread of both metallo-ß-lactamase (MBL) and serine-ß-lactamase (SBL) enzymes on mobile genetic elements, stimulating research to find new ß-lactamase inhibitors to be used in conjunction with carbapenems and other ß-lactam antibiotics. Herein, we describe our initial exploration of a novel chemical series of metallo-ß-lactamase inhibitors, from concept to efficacy, in a survival model using an advanced tool compound (ANT431) in conjunction with meropenem.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae/drug effects , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/drug therapy , beta-Lactamase Inhibitors/chemistry , Carbapenems/pharmacology , Crystallography, X-Ray , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Meropenem/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Picolinic Acids/chemistry , Picolinic Acids/pharmacology , Protein Binding , Structure-Activity Relationship , beta-Lactamase Inhibitors/pharmacology , beta-Lactamases
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29530861

ABSTRACT

Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are increasingly prevalent and have become a major worldwide threat to human health. Carbapenem resistance is driven primarily by the acquisition of ß-lactamase enzymes, which are able to degrade carbapenem antibiotics (hence termed carbapenemases) and result in high levels of resistance and treatment failure. Clinically relevant carbapenemases include both serine ß-lactamases (SBLs; e.g., KPC-2 and OXA-48) and metallo-ß-lactamases (MBLs), such as NDM-1. MBL-producing strains are endemic within the community in many Asian countries, have successfully spread worldwide, and account for many significant CRE outbreaks. Recently approved combinations of ß-lactam antibiotics with ß-lactamase inhibitors are active only against SBL-producing pathogens. Therefore, new drugs that specifically target MBLs and which restore carbapenem efficacy against MBL-producing CRE pathogens are urgently needed. Here we report the discovery of a novel MBL inhibitor, ANT431, that can potentiate the activity of meropenem (MEM) against a broad range of MBL-producing CRE and restore its efficacy against an Escherichia coli NDM-1-producing strain in a murine thigh infection model. This is a strong starting point for a chemistry lead optimization program that could deliver a first-in-class MBL inhibitor-carbapenem combination. This would complement the existing weaponry against CRE and address an important and growing unmet medical need.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae/drug effects , Meropenem/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , beta-Lactamase Inhibitors/pharmacology , beta-Lactamases/genetics
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J Infect ; 64(2): 176-83, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22138600

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the epidemiology and clinical features of infections caused by Enterobacteria producing plasmid-mediated AmpC ß-lactamases (pAmpC), which are emerging as a cause of resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins. METHODS: A prospective multicentre cohort of patients with infection/colonisation due to pAmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae was performed in 7 Spanish hospitals from February throughout July 2009. pAmpCs were characterised by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS: 140 patients were included; organisms isolated were Escherichia coli (n = 100), Proteus mirabilis (n = 20), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 17), and others (n = 3). Overall, 90% had a chronic underlying condition. The acquisition was nosocomial in 43%, healthcare-associated in 41% (14% of those were nursing home residents), and community in 16%. Only 5% of patients had no predisposing feature for infection with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Nineteen percent of patients were bacteraemic. Inappropriate empirical therapy was administered to 81% of bacteraemic patients, who had a crude mortality rate of 48%. The most frequent enzyme was CMY-2 (70%, predominantly in E. coli and P. mirabilis) followed by DHA-1 (19%, predominantly in K. pneumoniae). CONCLUSION: pAmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae caused nosocomial, healthcare-associated and community infections mainly in predisposed patients. Invasive infections were associated with high mortality which might be partly related to inappropriate empirical therapy.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/microbiology , Enterobacteriaceae/drug effects , Enterobacteriaceae/pathogenicity , beta-Lactamases/metabolism , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Bacterial Proteins/biosynthesis , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Cephalosporins/therapeutic use , Child , Child, Preschool , Cohort Studies , Cross Infection/microbiology , Enterobacteriaceae/genetics , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/epidemiology , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/mortality , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/pathogenicity , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics , Klebsiella pneumoniae/pathogenicity , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Plasmids , Proteus mirabilis/drug effects , Proteus mirabilis/genetics , Proteus mirabilis/pathogenicity , Spain , Young Adult , beta-Lactam Resistance/genetics , beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis , beta-Lactamases/genetics
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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 66(3): 517-26, 2011 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21177675

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The present study was carried out to evaluate the current prevalence of the clonal group O25b:H4-B2-ST131 among extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) collected in the Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona (Spain) with regard to other clonal groups and to characterize their genetic background. METHODS: Ninety-four consecutive non-duplicate ESBLEC isolates collected from May to December 2008 were studied. ESBL enzymes, phylogenetic groups, serotypes, virulence genes, sequence types (STs) and PFGE profiles were determined. Results The most prevalent ESBLs were CTX-M-14 (47%), CTX-M-15 (26%) and SHV-12 (19%). Thirty (32%) of the 94 ESBLEC isolates belonged to the clonal group O25b:H4-B2-ST131 of which 19 (63%) carried the bla(CTX-M-15) gene and eight (27%) the bla(SHV-12) gene. Moreover, five additional clonal groups (O15/O25a:H1/HNM-D-ST393, O78:HNM-A-ST369, ONT:H21,42/HNM-B1-ST101, O9:H4-A-ST410 and O8:H19-B1-ST162) were detected among 16 isolates producing CTX-M-14 and SHV-12. The 30 ST131 isolates exhibited a significantly higher virulence score (mean number of virulence genes 9.60 versus 5.84) compared with the 64 non-ST131 isolates. In particular, the SHV-12-producing ST131 isolates showed the highest virulence score (range 8-13, mean score 11.75). RESULTS: also revealed that the 30 ST131 isolates were distributed in five different groups according to their virulence, XbaI macrorestriction and resistance patterns. CONCLUSIONS: We report for the first time the clonal spread of SHV-12-producing O25b:H4-B2-ST131 isolates characterized by high virulence gene content. Moreover, we describe the distribution of the ST131 isolates within different virulence groups.


Subject(s)
Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology , Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology , Escherichia coli/classification , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Virulence Factors/genetics , beta-Lactamases/biosynthesis , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Cluster Analysis , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/isolation & purification , Escherichia coli/pathogenicity , Genotype , Hospitals , Humans , Molecular Typing , Multilocus Sequence Typing , Prevalence , Spain/epidemiology
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Int J Antimicrob Agents ; 36(1): 73-8, 2010 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20392607

ABSTRACT

The localisation and genetic organisation of bla(CTX-M-15) were studied in 37 CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates collected from 2005 to 2008 within the Barcelona metropolitan area. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based replicon typing and Southern hybridisations were used to identify the bla(CTX-M-15) location. The genetic environment was analysed by PCR mapping and sequencing, and transferability of bla(CTX-M-15) was evaluated by conjugation and transformation assays. The majority of the 37 isolates carried bla(CTX-M-15) in a plasmid location, frequently associated with the aac(6')-Ib-cr gene. Plasmids encoding bla(CTX-M-15) carried three distinct replicons, i.e. IncFII, IncR and IncFIIk, the latter two not having been described previously in association with bla(CTX-M-15). Several of these plasmids were not self-transferable. Furthermore, in all isolates belonging to sequence type ST-1, bla(CTX-M-15) was found integrated into the K. pneumoniae chromosome. In all the studied isolates, the mobile element ISEcp1 was found upstream of bla(CTX-M-15), whereas IS26 was found inserted within ISEcp1 in several isolates, in previously unreported positions. In conclusion, these findings indicate that among K. pneumoniae strains isolated in the Barcelona metropolitan area, bla(CTX-M-15) is associated with diverse genetic elements, including the IncR and IncFIIk replicons, as reported for the first time here, and the chromosome.


Subject(s)
Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Chromosomes, Bacterial , Klebsiella Infections/microbiology , Klebsiella pneumoniae/enzymology , Plasmids , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Blotting, Southern , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , Gene Order , Genes, Bacterial , Humans , Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Molecular Sequence Data , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Recombination, Genetic , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Spain
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