Acidic pH modulates Burkholderia cenocepacia antimicrobial susceptibility in the cystic fibrosis nutritional environment

IMPORTANCE: Burkholderia cenocepacia causes severe infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. CF patients are prone to reoccurring infections due to the accumulation of mucus in their lungs, where bacteria can adhere and grow. Some of the antibiotics that inhibit B. cenocepacia in the laboratory are not effective for CF patients. A major contributor to poor clinical outcomes is that antibiotic testing in laboratories occurs under conditions that are different from those of sputum. CF sputum may be acidic and have increased concentrations of iron and zinc. Here, we used a medium that mimics CF sputum and found that acidic pH decreased the activity of many of the antibiotics used against B. cenocepacia. In addition, we assessed susceptibility to more than 500 antibiotics and found four active compounds against B. cenocepacia. Our findings give a better understanding of the lack of a relationship between susceptibility testing and the clinical outcome when treating B. cenocepacia infections.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Microbiology spectrum - 11(2023), 6 vom: 12. Dez., Seite e0273123

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morales, L Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Av-Gay, Yossef [VerfasserIn]
Murphy, Michael E P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acidic pH
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial susceptibility
Burkholderia cenocepacia
CF sputum
In vitro screening
Journal Article

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 16.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/spectrum.02731-23

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364578149