Implementation of Chromatic Super CAZ/$ AVI^{®} $ medium for active surveillance of ceftazidime-avibactam resistance: preventing the loop from becoming a spiral

Abstract Acquired resistance towards ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) is increasingly reported. Several mechanisms can be involved, but mutations in the Ω-loop region of β-lactamases are the most described. Herein, we assessed the implementation of Chromatic Super CAZ/$ AVI^{®} $ medium in rectal swab surveillance cultures in a geographic area with endemic distribution of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Routine rectal swabs collected from the intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients were screened for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE), carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative organisms (CR-GN) and CAZ-AVI-resistant organisms by Chromatic CRE and Super CAZ/$ AVI^{®} $ media. Among the 1839 patients screened, 146 (7.9%) were found to be colonized by one or more CPE and/or CR-GN isolates during hospitalization. Overall, among colonized patients the most common bacteria encountered were KPC-producing Enterobacterales (n = 60; 41.1%), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 41; 28.1%) and carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (n = 34; 23.3%). Among patients colonized by KPC-producing Enterobacterales, thirty-five (58.3%) had CAZ-AVI-resistant strains. A 30.5% rate of faecal carriage of CAZ-AVI-resistant KPC-producing K. pneumoniae, substantially higher than that of susceptible isolates (2.8%), was observed in the COVID-19 ICU. Prevalence of faecal carriage of metallo-β-lactamase-producing organisms was low (0.5% and 0.2% for Enterobacterales and P. aeruginosa, respectively). Chromatic Super CAZ/$ AVI^{®} $ medium showed 100% sensitivity in detecting CPE or CR-GN isolates resistant to CAZ-AVI regardless of both MIC values and carbapenemase content. Specificity was 86.8%. The Chromatic Super CAZ/$ AVI^{®} $ medium might be implemented in rectal swab surveillance cultures for identification of patients carrying CAZ-AVI-resistant organisms to contain the spread of these difficult-to-treat pathogens..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases - 41(2022), 9 vom: 06. Aug., Seite 1165-1171

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bianco, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Boattini, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Comini, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Leone, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Bondi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Zaccaria, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Cavallo, Rossana [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Cristina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Carbapenemase
Carbapenemase detection
Ceftazidime-avibactam resistance
KPC
Outbreak
Surveillance culture

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© The Author(s) 2022

doi:

10.1007/s10096-022-04480-x

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OLC2131815093