In vitro activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against Gram-negative bacilli isolated from pediatric patients: Results from the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART) 2017–2021, China
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Abstract
Objectives
Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) is a combination of a cephalosporin and a β-lactamase inhibitor with activity against Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). The study aims were to evaluate the activity of C/T in vitro vs. comparators against clinical GNB isolated from Chinese paediatric patients.
Methods
From 2017–2021, 660 GNB isolates were collected from 20 hospitals across China. The minimum inhibitory concentrations were tested using a Trek Diagnostic System (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Susceptibility was determined by CLSI broth microdilution and the results were interpreted according to CLSI M100 (2021) breakpoints.
Results
GNB isolates were obtained from paediatric patients < 18 years old, mainly from the bloodstream (n = 146), intraperitoneal cavity (n = 138), lower respiratory (n = 278) and urinary tract (n = 96). Overall, C/T was active against 76.6% of 436 Enterobacterales, with a descending susceptibility rate of 100.0% to S. marcescens, 92.2% to E. coli, 83.3% to K. oxytoca, 66.7% to K. aerogenes, 66.7% to P. mirabilis, 58.6% to K. pneumoniae and 57.1% to E. cloacae. The susceptibility of P. aeruginosa to C/T was 89.4%, which was the highest among the β-lactam antibiotics and was second only to amikacin (92.9%). Isolates of respiratory tract infection (RTI) derived P. aeruginosa were highly susceptible (93.8%) to C/T, while <75% of isolates of RTI derived P. aeruginosa were susceptible to the other β-lactam antibiotics tested, except for ceftazidime-avibactam (91.2%).
Conclusion
GNBs collected from paediatric patients in China showed a high susceptibility to C/T making this drug combination an effective choice for treating the paediatric population, especially those infected with P. aeruginosa.
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The Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (JGAR) is a quarterly online journal run by an international Editorial Board that focuses on the global spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes.
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