Apramycin efficacy in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant<i>Enterobacterales</i>in murine blood stream infection models

ABSTRACT Background The aminoglycoside apramycin has been proposed as a drug candidate for the treatment of critical Gram-negative systemic infections. However, its potential in the treatment of drug-resistant bloodstream infections (BSIs) has yet to be assessed.Methods The resistance gene annotations of 26 493 blood culture isolates were analyzed.In vitroprofiling of apramycin comprised cell-free translation assays, broth microdilution, and frequency of resistance determination. The efficacy of apramycin was studied in a mouse peritonitis model for nineE. coliandK. pneumoniaeisolates.Results Genotypic aminoglycoside resistance was identified in 87.8% of all 6973 carbapenem-resistantEnterobacteralesblood-culture isolates, in comparison to 46.4% of colistin and 2.1% of apramycin resistance. Apramycin activity against methylated ribosomes was &gt; 100-fold higher than other aminoglycosides. Frequencies of resistance were &lt; 10−9at 8 × MIC. Tentative epidemiological cutoffs (ECOFFs) were determined as 8 μg/mL forE. coliand 4 μg/mL forK. pneumoniae. A single dose of 5 to 13 mg/kg resulted in a 1-log CFU reduction in the blood and peritoneum. Two doses of 80 mg/kg, resulting in an exposure that resembles the AUC observed for a single 30 mg/kg dose in humans, resulted in complete eradication of carbapenem- and aminoglycoside-resistant bacteremias.Conclusion Encouraging coverage and potent in-vivo efficacy against a selection of highly drug-resistantEnterobacteralesisolates in the mouse peritonitis model warrants further consideration of apramycin as a drug candidate for the treatment and prophylaxis of BSI..

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Preprint

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2023

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2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 15. Dez. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Englisch

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Frimodt-Møller, Niels [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Jon U. [VerfasserIn]
Plattner, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Huseby, Douglas L. [VerfasserIn]
Almind, Stine Radmer [VerfasserIn]
Haldimann, Klara [VerfasserIn]
Gysin, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Petersson, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Ercan, Onur [VerfasserIn]
Ganz, Lea [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, Diarmaid [VerfasserIn]
Lundberg, Carina Vingsbo [VerfasserIn]
Hobbie, Sven N. [VerfasserIn]

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Biology

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10.1101/2023.12.10.570991

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