title: SHV-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production is associated with Reduced cefepime susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae.
abstract: Cefepime is a potentially useful antibiotic for treatment of infections with Enterobacter cloacae. However, in our institution the MIC(90) for E. cloacae bloodstream isolates is 16 microg/ml. PCR amplification of bla genes revealed that one-third (15/45) of E. cloacae bloodstream isolates produced SHV-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in addition to hyperproduction of AmpC-type beta-lactamases. The majority (11/15) of ESBL producers also produced the TEM-1 beta-lactamase. The SHV types included SHV-2, -5, -7, -12, -14, and -30. All but two of the ESBL-producing E. cloacae isolates, but none of the non-ESBL-producing strains, had MICs of cefepime of >or=2 microg/ml. The MIC(90) for cefepime for ESBL-producing strains was 64 mug/ml, while for non-ESBL producers it was 0.5 microg/ml. Using current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute breakpoints for cefepime, two thirds (10/15) of ESBL-producing isolates would have been regarded as susceptible to cefepime. Phenotypic ESBL detection methods were generally unreliable with these E. cloacae isolates. Based on these results, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and clinical reevaluation of cefepime breakpoints for E. cloacae may be prudent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Dóra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bonomo
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: A William
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Pasculle
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Linden
authors.forename: Andrea M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hujer
authors.forename: Kristine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hujer
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deeley
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077723:Cefepime; D018550:Cephalosporin Resistance; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D010641:Phenotype; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime; D001618:beta-Lactamases