Ecological effects of cefepime use during antibiotic cycling on the Gram-negative enteric flora of ICU patients

Carola Venturini, Andrew N. Ginn, Brooke E. Wilson, Guy Tsafnat, Ian Paulsen, Sally R. Partridge, Jonathan R. Iredell*

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of cefepime and APP-β (antipseudomonal penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations) on Gram-negative bacterial colonization and resistance in two Australian ICUs. While resistance did not cumulatively increase, cefepime (but not APP-βtreatment) was associated with acquisition of antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae, consistent with an ecological effect Analysis of the resident gut E. coli population in a subset of patients showed an increase in markers of horizontal gene transfer after cefepime exposure that helps explain the increase in APP-βresistance and reminds us that unmeasured impacts on the microbiome are key outcome determinants that need to be fully explored.

Original languageEnglish
Article number19
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalIntensive Care Medicine Experimental
Volume6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2018

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Keywords

  • INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT
  • ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
  • MICROBIOTA
  • GUT

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