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New polymyxin B dosing strategies to fortify old allies in the war against KPC-2-producing klebsiella pneumoniae

  • Zackery P. Bulman
  • , Michael J. Satlin
  • , Liang Chen
  • , Barry N. Kreiswirth
  • , Beom Soo Shin
  • , Thomas J. Walsh
  • , Patricia N. Holden
  • , Alan Forrest
  • , Roger L. Nation
  • , Jian Li
  • , Brian T. Tsujia
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Cornell University
  • Public Health Research Institute, New York
  • Catholic University of Daegu
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Monash University

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Abstract

Pharmacodynamics of a polymyxin B, meropenem, and rifampin triple combination were examined against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) ST258. In time-kill experiments against three KPC-Kp isolates, triple combination generated 8.14, 8.19, and 8.29 log10 CFU/ml reductions within 24 h. In the hollow-fiber infection model, the triple combination caused maximal killing of 5.16 log10 CFU/ml at 78 h and the time required for regrowth was more than doubled versus the 2-drug combinations. Remarkably, combinations with a high single-dose polymyxin B burst plus rifampin preserved KPC-Kp polymyxin susceptibility (MIC240 h = 0.5 mg/liter) versus the same combination with traditionally dosed polymyxin B, where resistance was amplified (MIC240 h = 32 mg/liter).

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere02023
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume61
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2017

Keywords

  • KPC-producing K. pneumoniae
  • Meropenem
  • PK/PD
  • Polymyxin B
  • Rifampin

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