Abstract
Unusual non-glucose fermenting Gram-negative (NFGN) pathogens, including Burkholderia cepacia species complex, Achromobacter spp, Alcaligenes spp, Aeromonas spp, and other genera, can cause serious hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients. Some genera are inherently resistant to common drug classes and can acquire other resistance mechanisms, making them difficult to treat. In this study, we analyzed the susceptibility of NFGN isolates to minocycline (MIN). Isolates were collected as part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program from 2014-2019.
From 2014-2019, unusual NFGN isolates were collected from hospitalized patients in 102 hospitals in 35 countries on 4 continents. Hospitals submitted 1 isolate per patient per infection episode that met local criteria for being the likely causative pathogen. Identification was performed by the submitting laboratory and confirmed by JMI Laboratories with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry or other molecular methods as required. Isolates were tested for MIN susceptibility using the CLSI broth microdilution method at JMI Laboratories. All infection types were included in the susceptibility analysis.
The most common infection from which the NFGN were isolated was pneumonia. The top 5 NFGN species were Achromobacter xylosoxidans (n=202), Burkholderia cepacia species complex (n=199), unspeciated Achromobacter (n=190), Aeromonas spp (n=127), including Aeromonas hydrophila (n=35), Chryseobacterium spp (n=59), and Alcaligenes faecalis (n=42). The % susceptible and MIC50/90 values of MIN for these species are shown in the table.
MIN had > 85% susceptible for the most frequently isolated unusual NFGN, including 92% susceptible for Achromobacter spp. and 85.9% for B. cepacia. These data suggest that MIN remains a useful treatment option for infections caused by unusual NFGN.
Activities of MIN when tested against NFGN isolates
S. J. Ryan Arends, PhD, Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)GlaxoSmithKline (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support) Jennifer M. Streit, BS, A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Paratek Pharma, LLC (Research Grant or Support) Mariana Castanheira, PhD, 1928 Diagnostics (Research Grant or Support)A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Allergan (Research Grant or Support)Amplyx Pharmaceuticals (Research Grant or Support)Cidara Therapeutics (Research Grant or Support)Cidara Therapeutics (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Cipla Ltd. (Research Grant or Support)Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center (Research Grant or Support)GlaxoSmithKline (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck (Research Grant or Support)Merck & Co, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Merck & Co, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)Paratek Pharma, LLC (Research Grant or Support)Pfizer (Research Grant or Support)Qpex Biopharma (Research Grant or Support) Robert K. Flamm, PhD, A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.R.L. (Research Grant or Support)Amplyx Pharmaceuticals (Research Grant or Support)Basilea Pharmaceutica International, Ltd (Research Grant or Support)Department of Health and Human Services (Research Grant or Support)Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (Research Grant or Support)
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