Effect of Imipenem and Amikacin Combination against Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Isolation and Identification of Isolates
2.2. Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
2.3. Detection of Imipenem and Amikacin MIC for Isolated P. aeruginosa Isolates
2.4. Molecular Detection of bla IMP and aac(6′)-Ib by PCR
2.5. Determination of the Combined Effect between Amikacin and Imipenem against Resistant P. aeruginosa by Checkerboard Technique
2.6. Time–Kill Studies
2.7. Gene Expression
2.8. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.9. In Vivo Studies
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Bacterial Isolates
4.2. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test
4.3. Molecular Detection of bla IMP and aac(6′)-Ib by PCR
4.4. Checkerboard Synergy Testing
4.5. Time-Killing Assay
4.6. Gene Expression of bla IMP and aac(6′)-Ib Combination by Real-Time PCR
4.7. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
4.8. In Vivo Studies
4.9. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Source of Infections | Total Number of Isolates | E. coli | P. aeruginosa | Proteus spp. | Klebsiella spp. | A. baumannii |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wounds | 78 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 3 |
Ear infections | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
Burns | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
Chest infections | 22 | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 2 |
Urinary tract infections | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - |
Gastroenteritis | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - |
Total (%) * | 150 (100) | 60 (40) | 45 (30) | 30 (20) | 10 (6.67) | 5 (3.33) |
No. | MIC(µg/mL) | MIC90 | MIC50 | R | % * | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 8 | |||
45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 28.9 |
No. | MIC(µg/mL) | MIC90 | MIC50 | R | % * | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 | 2 | |||
45 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 28.9 |
P. aeruginosa | MIC (µg/mL) | FICindex | Outcome | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amikacin | Imipenem | Amikacin + Imipenem | ||||
Wound isolate no. 5 | 1024 | 1024 | 32 | 32 | 0.33 | Synergistic |
Ear isolate no. 3 | 1024 | 256 | 32 | 32 | 0.4 | Synergistic |
Burn isolate no. 3 | 512 | 256 | 4 | 1 | 0.011 | Synergistic |
Chest infection isolate no. 1 | 1024 | 256 | 32 | 8 | 0.062 | Synergistic |
P. aeruginosa Isolate No. | 16S rDNA | bla IMP | aac(6′)-Ib | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CT | CT | Fold Change | CT | Fold Change | |
P Control | 20.51 | 21.94 | - | 23.62 | - |
P1 | 21.70 | 20.10 | 8.1681 | 21.84 | 7.8354 |
P2 | 20.45 | Nd | 19.79 | 13.6422 | |
P3 | 21.08 | 19.15 | 10.2674 | Nd | |
P4 | 21.13 | 20.37 | 4.5631 | 21.83 | 5.3147 |
P5 | 20.78 | 19.76 | 5.4642 | 21.90 | 3.9724 |
Time | Untreated (I) | Imipenem (II) | Amikacin (III) | Combination (IV) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 h | 10.04 ± 0.03 | 9.98 ± 0.02 | 9.91 ± 0.03 | 9.11 ± 0.02 | <0.001 * |
11 h | 10.43 ± 0.01 | 9.71 ± 0.05 | 9.05 ± 0.03 | 8.13 ± 0.03 | <0.001 * |
27 h | 10.93 ± 0.04 | 9.03 ± 0.03 | 8.96 ± 0.03 | 5.50 ± 0.52 | <0.001 * |
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Farhan, S.M.; Raafat, M.; Abourehab, M.A.S.; Abd El-Baky, R.M.; Abdalla, S.; EL-Gendy, A.O.; Azmy, A.F. Effect of Imipenem and Amikacin Combination against Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics 2021, 10, 1429. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10111429
Farhan SM, Raafat M, Abourehab MAS, Abd El-Baky RM, Abdalla S, EL-Gendy AO, Azmy AF. Effect of Imipenem and Amikacin Combination against Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics. 2021; 10(11):1429. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10111429
Chicago/Turabian StyleFarhan, Sara Mahmoud, Mohamed Raafat, Mohammed A. S. Abourehab, Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky, Salah Abdalla, Ahmed Osama EL-Gendy, and Ahmed Farag Azmy. 2021. "Effect of Imipenem and Amikacin Combination against Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa" Antibiotics 10, no. 11: 1429. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10111429