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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2007, p. 3699-3706, Vol. 51, No. 10
0066-4804/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01530-06
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Influence of TEM-1 ß-Lactamase on the Pharmacodynamic Activity of Simulated Total versus Free-Drug Serum Concentrations of Cefditoren (400 Milligrams) versus Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid (2,000/125 Milligrams) against Haemophilus influenzae Strains Exhibiting an N526K Mutation in the ftsI Gene

Microbiology Department, School of Medicine, University Complutense, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain,¹ Scientific Department, Tedec-Meiji Farma SA, Ctra. M-300, Km. 30,500, 28802 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain²

Received 5 December 2006/ Returned for modification 9 April 2007/ Accepted 23 July 2007

The aim of this study was to explore bactericidal activity of total and free serum simulated concentrations after the oral administration of cefditoren (400 mg, twice daily [bid]) versus the oral administration of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid extended release formulation (2,000/125 mg bid) against Haemophilus influenzae. A computerized pharmacodynamic simulation was performed, and colony counts and ß-lactamase activity were determined over 48 h. Three strains were used: ampicillin-susceptible, ß-lactamase-negative ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) (also resistant to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid) and ß-lactamase-positive amoxicillin-clavulanic acid-resistant (BLPACR) strains, with cefditoren MICs of 0.12 µg/ml and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid MICs of 2, 8, and 8 µg/ml, respectively. Against the ampicillin-susceptible and BLNAR strains, bactericidal activity (3 log₁₀ reduction) was obtained from 6 h on with either total and free cefditoren or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. Against the BLPACR strain, free cefditoren showed bactericidal activity from 8 h on. In amoxicillin-clavulanic acid simulations the increase in colony counts from 4 h on occurred in parallel with the increase in ß-lactamase activity for the BLPACR strain. Since both BLNAR and BLPACR strains exhibited the same MIC, this was due to the significantly lower (P 0.012) amoxicillin concentrations from 4 h on in simulations with ß-lactamase positive versus negative strains, thus decreasing the time above MIC (T>MIC). From a pharmacodynamic point of view, the theoretical amoxicillin T>MIC against strains with elevated ampicillin/amoxicillin-clavulanic acid MICs should be considered with caution since the presence of ß-lactamase inactivates the antibiotic, thus rendering inaccurate theoretical calculations. The experimental bactericidal activity of cefditoren is maintained over the dosing interval regardless of the presence of a mutation in the ftsI gene or ß-lactamase production.

Published ahead of print on 30 July 2007.

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