Antimicrobial activity of daptomycin tested against Staphylococcus aureus with vancomycin MIC of 2 microg/mL isolated in the United States and European hospitals (2006-2008).
We evaluated the activity of daptomycin (minimum inhibitory [MIC] and bactericidal [MBC] concentration) against Staphylococcus aureus strains with elevated (2 microg/mL) vancomycin MIC values. A total of 410 contemporary clinical S. aureus isolates (282 from the United States and 128 from Europe) with vancomycin MIC values of 2 microg/mL were tested by reference broth microdilution method. Vancomycin MBC and the presence of vancomycin-heteroresistant population (heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus [hVISA]) were evaluated in 31 randomly selected strains. Overall, 97.3% of isolates were susceptible to daptomycin (MIC(90), 0.5 microg/mL). Daptomycin exhibited potent bactericidal activity with MBC values at the MIC concentration (74.2%) or 1 log(2) dilution above the MIC (25.8%). In contrast, vancomycin MBC was > or = 32 microg/mL in 12.9% of strains tolerance, and 25.8% of strains tested positive for hVISA (AB BIODISK GRD Etest, Solna, Sweden). In conclusion, S. aureus strains with vancomycin MIC of 2 microg/mL showed high rates of hVISA and vancomycin tolerance. Daptomycin retained potent bactericidal activity against S. aureus with decreased susceptibility to vancomycin.
JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA 52317, USA. helio-sader@jmilabs.com
Helio S
HS
Sader
Holly K
HK
Becker
Gary J
GJ
Moet
Ronald N
RN
Jones
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014481:United States; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D017576:Daptomycin