Characterization of Escherichia coli NDM isolates with decreased susceptibility to aztreonam/avibactam: role of a novel insertion in PBP3

作者：Richard A. Alm, Michele R. Johnstone, Sushmita D. Lahiri · 发表于：Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.1093/jac/dku568 · 被引用次数：190 · 研究领域：Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria、Escherichia coli research studies、Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy

OBJECTIVES: The spread of NDM-1 amongst Enterobacteriaceae has highlighted a significant threat to the clinical management of serious infections. The combination of aztreonam and avibactam, a non-β-lactam β-lactamase inhibitor, may provide a much-needed therapeutic alternative. This combination was potent against most NDM-containing Enterobacteriaceae, although activity was diminished against many Escherichia coli isolates. These E. coli isolates were characterized to elucidate the mechanism of decreased susceptibility to aztreonam/avibactam. METHODS: MIC determinations were performed using broth microdilution, and whole-genome sequencing was performed to enable sequence-based analyses. RESULTS: The decreased susceptibility was not due to avibactam being unable to inhibit the serine β-lactamases found in the E. coli isolates. Rather, it was manifested by a four-amino-acid insertion in PBP3. This same insertion was also found in non-NDM-containing E. coli that had reduced susceptibility to aztreonam/avibactam. Construction of an isogenic mutant confirmed that this insertion resulted in decreased susceptibility to aztreonam and several cephalosporins, but had no impact on carbapenem potency. Structural analysis suggests that this insertion will impact the accessibility of the β-lactam drugs to the transpeptidase pocket of PBP3. CONCLUSIONS: The acquisition of β-lactamases is the predominant mechanism of β-lactam resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. We have demonstrated that small ...