In Vitro and In Vivo Synergism of Fosfomycin in Combination with Meropenem or Polymyxin B against KPC-2-Producing IKlebsiella pneumoniae/I Clinical Isolates

Fosfomycin disodium is a potential therapeutic option to manage difficult-to-treat infections, especially when combined with other antimicrobials. In this study, we evaluated the activity of fosfomycin in combination with meropenem or polymyxin B against contemporaneous KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae...

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Veröffentlicht in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2023-01, Vol.12 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Ribeiro, Aghata Cardoso da Silva, Chikhani, Yohanna Carvalho dos Santos Aoun, Valiatti, Tiago Barcelos, Valêncio, André, Kurihara, Mariana Neri Lucas, Santos, Fernanda Fernandes, Minarini, Luciene Andrade da Rocha, Gales, Ana Cristina
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Zusammenfassung:Fosfomycin disodium is a potential therapeutic option to manage difficult-to-treat infections, especially when combined with other antimicrobials. In this study, we evaluated the activity of fosfomycin in combination with meropenem or polymyxin B against contemporaneous KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae clinical isolates (KPC-KPN). Synergistic activity was assessed by checkerboard (CKA) and time-kill (TKA) assays. TKA was performed using serum peak and trough concentrations. The activity of these combinations was also assessed in the Galleria mellonella model. Biofilm disruption was assessed by the microtiter plate technique. CKA resulted in an 8- to 2048-fold decrease in meropenem MIC, restoring meropenem activity for 82.4% of the isolates when combined with fosfomycin. For the fosfomycin + polymyxin B combination, a 2- to 128-fold reduction in polymyxin B MIC was achieved, restoring polymyxin B activity for 47% of the isolates. TKA resulted in the synergism of fosfomycin + meropenem (3.0-6.7 log[sub.10] CFU/mL decrease) and fosfomycin + polymyxin B (6.0-6.2 log[sub.10] CFU/mL decrease) at peak concentrations. All larvae treated with fosfomycin + meropenem survived. Larvae survival rate was higher with fosfomycin monotherapy (95%) than that observed for fosfomycin + polymyxin B (75%) (p-value < 0.0001). Finally, a higher biofilm disruption was observed under exposure to fosfomycin + polymyxin B (2.4-3.4-fold reduction). In summary, we observed a synergistic effect of fosfomycin + meropenem and fosfomycin + polymyxin B combinations, in vitro and in vivo, against KPC-KPN, as well as biofilm disruption.
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics12020237