Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2020
Publication Source
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Abstract
Objectives: Many multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) harbour multiple β-lactamases. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of multiple β-lactamase carriage on the accuracy of susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase confirmation methods.
Methods: A total of 50 MDR-GNB, of which 29 carried multiple β-lactamases, underwent broth microdilution (BMD) and disk diffusion (DD) testing as well as confirmation tests for ESBLs and carbapenemases. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used for β-lactamase gene identification.
Results: Categorical agreement of BMD and DD testing results ranged from 86.5 to 97.7% for 10 β-lactam agents. BMD and DD algorithms for ESBL detection were highly variable; 6 of 8 positive strains carried an ESBL plus a carbapenemase or an AmpC enzyme, which may confound antimicrobial selection. The sensitivity and specificity of the modified carbapenem inactivation method (mCIM) were both 100%, whilst mCIM and EDTA-modified carbapenem inactivation method (eCIM) when used together to differentiate serine from metallo-β-lactamase carriage were both 96%. Xpert® Carba-R results (in vitro diagnostic test) were consistent with WGS results. Predicting phenotypic carbapenem resistance from WGS data overall showed 100% specificity but only 66.7% sensitivity for Enterobacterales isolates that were non-susceptible to imipenem and meropenem.
Conclusions: Multiple β-lactamases in MDR-GNB does not impact DD results, the utility of mCIM/eCIM tests, or Xpert Carba-R results. However, ESBL algorithms produced inconsistent results and predicting carbapenem resistance from WGS data was problematic in such strains.
Inclusive pages
87-93
ISBN/ISSN
Online ISSN: 2213-7173; Print ISSN: 2213-7165
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
23
Keywords
Carbapenems, Susceptibility testing, ESBL, AmpC, mCIM
eCommons Citation
Tenover, Fred C.; dela Cruz, Caitlin M.; Dewell, Scott; Le, Victoria M.; and Tickler, Isabella A., "Does the presence of multiple β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacilli impact the results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests and extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase confirmation methods?" (2020). Biology Faculty Publications. 346.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bio_fac_pub/346
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Comments
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.08.011