Rapid development of cefiderocol resistance in a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate associated with mutations in the pyoverdine biosynthesis pathway

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Here we report the in vivo development of cefiderocol resistance within 11 days after therapy initiation in a critically ill patient with bloodstream infection, infection of peri-anal fistula, and pneumonia caused by a VIM-2 harbouring, carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Compared to a cefiderocol-naïve P. aeruginosa blood culture isolate, agar diffusion susceptibility testing found a reduced cefiderocol inhibition zone diameter in a P. aeruginosa recovered from peri-anal abscess tissue cultures after initiation of cefiderocol therapy. Subsequent whole-genome sequencing suggested that both isolates were of clonal origin. Comparison of genomes found an accumulation of missense mutations within pvdP, pvdE, pvdJ, and pvdD (i.e. genes associated with biosynthesis of pyoverdine), the main siderophore produced by P. aeruginosa. Quantification of pyoverdine production under iron-depleted conditions showed a significantly (P = 0.0003) higher pyoverdine production by the cefiderocol-resistant isolate. While pyoverdine quantity alone appears not to be decisive for cefiderocol resistance, the reported case highlights the potentially rapid emergence of cefiderocol resistance in P. aeruginosa and points towards a potential involvement of iron up-take systems in this process.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 34(2023) vom: 08. Sept., Seite 59-62

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brakert, Luise [VerfasserIn]
Berneking, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Both, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Berinson, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jiabin [VerfasserIn]
Aepfelbacher, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Wolschke, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Wichmann, Dominic [VerfasserIn]
Rohde, Holger [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8062-00-8
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Blood stream infection
Carbapenems
Cefiderocol
E1UOL152H7
Iron
Journal Article
Multidrug resistance
Non-susceptbility
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pyoverdin
Pyoverdine biosynthesis
Stem cell transplantation

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Date Completed 11.09.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jgar.2023.06.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358811732