Monte Carlo simulation for evaluation of the efficacy of carbapenems and new quinolones against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli.
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria are known to be resistant to penicillins, cephalosporins, and monobactams because of their substrate specificity, and these bacteria are sensitive only to a narrow range of antimicrobial agents. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of carbapenems and the new quinolones against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli, using a Monte Carlo simulation based on the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) theory. The time above MIC (TAM, %) served as the PK/PD parameter for carbapenems, with the target level set at 40%. The AUC/MIC served as the PK/PD parameter for the new quinolones, with the target level set at more than 125. In the analysis of drug sensitivity, the MIC50 of all carbapenems other than imipenem was low (0.03 microg/ml), while the MIC50 of the new quinolones was higher (1-2 microg/ml). The probability of achieving the PK/PD target with carba penems after two doses at the usual dose level, as determined by the Monte Carlo simulation, was high for each of the carbapenems tested (99.0% for biapenem, 99.60% for meropenem, and 95.03% for doripenem), except for imipenem. Among the new quinolones, the highest probability of achieving the PK/PD target was obtained with pazufloxacin (42.90%). Thus, the results of the present study have revealed that carbapenems are effective at the regular dose and can be used as the first-choice antibiotics for ESBL-producing E. coli because the resistance ratios for carbapenems are low compared to those of the new quinolones.
Nakamura
Tatsuya
T
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Shimizu
Chihiro
C
Kasahara
Mayumi
M
Okuda
Kazuyuki
K
Nakata
Chiyo
C
Fujimoto
Hiroko
H
Okura
Hiroe
H
Komatsu
Masaru
M
Shimakawa
Kouichi
K
Sueyoshi
Noriyuki
N
Ura
Toshiro
T
Satoh
Kaori
K
Toyokawa
Masahiro
M
Wada
Yasunao
Y
Orita
Tamaki
T
Kofuku
Tomomi
T
Yamasaki
Katsutoshi
K
Sakamoto
Masako
M
Nishio
Hisaaki
H
Kinoshita
Shohiro
S
Takahashi
Hakuo
H
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015780:Carbapenems / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008954:Models, Biological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D015363:Quinolones / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015780:Carbapenems; D015363:Quinolones; D001618:beta-Lactamases