Activity of cefepime against ceftazidime- and cefotaxime-resistant gram-negative bacteria and its relationship to beta-lactamase levels.
AUTOR(ES)
Fung-Tomc, J
RESUMO
One hundred clinical isolates resistant to ceftazidime and/or cefotaxime were examined for susceptibility to cefepime. The most frequently encountered ceftazidime-cefotaxime-resistant strains belonged to the genera Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, and Citrobacter. Among these strains, 92% were resistant to cefoperazone, 91% were resistant to cefotaxime, 84% were resistant to ceftazidime, and 6% were resistant to cefepime. Of the members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, 57% were resistant to ceftriaxone. The six strains resistant to cefepime were all Pseudomonas aeruginosa and were resistant to both cefotaxime and ceftazidime. Cefepime-resistant P. aeruginosa strains had exceptionally high levels of beta-lactamase activity, higher than the levels found in strains resistant to ceftazidime but susceptible to cefepime. The beta-lactamases from the cefepime-resistant strains were type I (Richmond-Sykes), were constitutively produced, and did not have increased affinity or hydrolytic activity for cefepime. Thus, cefepime was active against most gram-negative bacteria which have developed resistance to the broad-spectrum cephalosporins, and resistance to cefepime in P. aeruginosa appears to be associated with higher beta-lactamase levels than in cefepime-susceptible strains.
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