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Evaluation of the In Vitro Activity of Eravacycline against a Broad Spectrum of Recent Clinical Anaerobic Isolates

David R. Snydman, Laura A. McDermott, Nilda V. Jacobus, Kathryn Kerstein, Trudy H. Grossman, Joyce A. Sutcliffe
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DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02206-17
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  • TABLE 1

    In vitro activities of eravacycline and comparator antibiotics against 335 Gram-negative anaerobic clinical isolates

    Organism (n)Antimicrobial agentMIC (μg/ml)% resistant by guidelinea
    RangeMIC50MIC90CLSI/FDAEUCAST
    Bacteroides fragilis group (286)Eravacycline0.03 to 40.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 16183.1NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 64816NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 40.25100
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 160.2521.01.0
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 2564320.710.8
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to >1282164.922.7
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6423238.8NA
    Linezolid≤1 to >1624NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1284>12843.743.7
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides fragilis (110)Eravacycline0.03 to 40.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 16184.5NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 64816NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 40.25100
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 160.2521.81.8
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 128180.91.8
    Ampicillin-sulbactam1 to 322161.817.3
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 3221636.4NA
    Linezolid2 to >1624NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1281>12830.030.0
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Non-B. fragilis (176)Eravacycline0.06 to 40.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 16182.3NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 32416NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 40.5100
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 160.2520.60.6
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 2568320.616.5
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to >1284166.826.1
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6443240.3NA
    Linezolid≤1 to >1624NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1288>12852.352.3
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides caccae (10)Eravacycline0.12 to 0.50.50.5NANA
    Tigecycline0.5 to 4140NA
    Minocycline4 to 16816NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 10.250.500
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 40.25100
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 42400
    Ampicillin-sulbactam1 to 82800
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6443250.0NA
    LinezolidAll 222NANA
    Clindamycin4 to >128>128>12890.090.0
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides ovatus (30)Eravacycline0.06 to 10.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.25 to 8180NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 1648NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 20.250.500
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 80.25200
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 32432013.3
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 322163.320.0
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 324820.0NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 824NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1288>12853.353.3
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (70)Eravacycline0.06 to 40.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 16184.3NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 1648NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 10.5100
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 20.25100
    Piperacillin-tazobactam1 to 641632020.0
    Ampicillin-sulbactam1 to 642164.318.6
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6423235.7NA
    Linezolid2 to 444NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1288>12851.451.4
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Parabacteroides distasonis (26)Eravacycline0.12 to 40.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.5 to 16183.8NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 32416NANA
    Imipenem0.25 to 20.5200
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 40.5400
    Piperacillin-tazobactam1 to 64832026.9
    Ampicillin-sulbactam2 to 6483215.438.5
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6423246.2NA
    Linezolid2 to 424NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >1284>12838.538.5
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides uniformis (15)Eravacycline0.06 to 10.251NANA
    Tigecycline0.25 to 8140NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 32816NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 20.25100
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 40.25200
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 32432013.3
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 16216020.0
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 6483253.3NA
    Linezolid2 to 424NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128>128>12860.060.0
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Bacteroides vulgatus (18)Eravacycline0.06 to 0.50.120.5NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 80.580NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 16816NANA
    Imipenem0.25 to 40.5200
    Meropenem0.25 to 160.545.65.6
    Piperacillin-tazobactam2 to 2564325.611.1
    Ampicillin-sulbactam2 to 64166416.761.1
    Moxifloxacin1 to 64326472.2NA
    Linezolid2 to >1624NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128>128>12855.655.6
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1≤100
    Other Parabacteroides/Bacteroides spp. (7)bEravacycline0.06 to 1
    Tigecycline0.5 to 8
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 32
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 1
    Meropenem0.25 to 1
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 16
    Ampicillin-sulbactam2 to >128
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 8
    Linezolid2 to 4
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2
    Prevotella spp. (29)Eravacycline≤0.015 to 0.50.250.5NANA
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 10.510NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 32432NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 2≤0.12200
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 8≤0.12200
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 128≤0.583.43.4
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 32143.43.4
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to >6411610.3NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 424NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128≤0.5>12827.627.6
    Metronidazole≤1 to >16≤123.43.4
    Fusobacterium spp. (20)Eravacycline≤0.015 to 0.50.030.12NANA
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 10.120.50NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 0.5≤0.250.5NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 0.5≤0.120.500
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 0.50.250.2500
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 21200
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 21200
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 2≤0.510NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 2≤1≤1NANA
    ClindamycinAll ≤0.5≤0.5≤0.500
    MetronidazoleAll ≤1≤1≤100
    • ↵a The FDA breakpoint applicable only to tigecycline. EUCAST epidemiological cutoff (ECOFF) breakpoints were used for C. difficile. NA, not applicable.

    • ↵b Only the MIC range is indicated when the total number of isolates was <10.

  • TABLE 2

    In vitro activities of eravacycline and comparator antibiotics against 205 Gram-positive anaerobic clinical isolates

    Species (n)Antimicrobial agentMIC (μg/ml)% resistant by guidelinea
    RangeMIC50MIC90CLSI/FDAEUCAST
    Clostridium perfringens (15)Eravacycline0.03 to 10.121NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 20.520NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 80.58NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 10.250.500
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 1≤0.120.2500
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 1≤0.5100
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 2≤0.5100
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 4140NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 222NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to 12816413.313.3
    Metronidazole≤1 to 2≤1200
    Vancomycin0.5 to 64132NA20.0
    Clostridium difficile (76)Eravacycline≤0.015 to 0.250.060.12NANA
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 10.120.2506.6
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 16≤0.254NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 16486.6NA
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 8240NA
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 648160NA
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 16240NA
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 3221618.418.4
    Linezolid≤1 to 822NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128412828.9NA
    Metronidazole≤1 to 4≤1≤101.3
    Vancomycin≤0.5 to 412NA2.6
    Other Clostridium spp. (22)Eravacycline≤0.015 to 0.50.030.12NANA
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 10.120.50NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 16≤0.254NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 41400
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 21200
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 3221609.1
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 2≤0.5200
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to >64249.1NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 824NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128412840.940.9
    Metronidazole≤1 to >16≤1≤14.54.5
    Vancomycin≤0.25 to 16216NA31.8
    Peptostreptococcus spp. (53)Eravacycline0.03 to 0.250.120.25NANA
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 10.250.250NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 160.58NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 0.5≤0.12≤0.1200
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 0.5≤0.12≤0.1200
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 4≤0.5≤0.500
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 2≤0.5100
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 16≤0.549.4NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 2≤12NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128≤0.56411.311.3
    Metronidazole≤1 to >16≤1≤15.75.7
    Vancomycin≤0.25 to 40.51NA5.7
    Propionibacterium spp./Cutibacterium acnes (13)Eravacycline≤0.015 to 10.060.25NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 20.120.50NA
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 80.52NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 0.5≤0.12≤0.1200
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 0.25≤0.120.2500
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 1≤0.5≤0.500
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 4≤0.5100
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 4≤0.510NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 2≤1≤1NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to 6416423.123.1
    Metronidazole≤1 to >16>16>1692.392.3
    Vancomycin0.5 to 3218NA23.1
    Bifidobacterium spp. (15)Eravacycline0.12 to 0.50.250.5NANA
    Tigecycline0.12 to 10.510NA
    Minocycline0.5 to 64132NANA
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 20.5200
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 80.5400
    Piperacillin-tazobactam1 to 162800
    Ampicillin-sulbactam1 to 161206.7
    Moxifloxacin1 to 6413213.3NA
    Linezolid≤1 to 2≤12NANA
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to >128≤0.5>12813.313.3
    Metronidazole4 to >16>16>1693.393.3
    Vancomycin0.5 to 3214NA13.3
    Eggerthella lenta (6)bEravacycline0.03 to 0.12
    Tigecycline≤0.06 to 0.5
    Minocycline1 to 32
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 0.5
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 0.5
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 64
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 8
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to >64
    Linezolid≤1 to 4
    Clindamycin≤0.5 to 16
    MetronidazoleAll ≤1
    Vancomycin1 to 4
    Lactobacillus spp. (5)bEravacycline0.06 to 0.5
    Tigecycline0.25 to 1
    Minocycline≤0.25 to 4
    Imipenem≤0.12 to 2
    Meropenem≤0.12 to 8
    Piperacillin-tazobactam≤0.5 to 4
    Ampicillin-sulbactam≤0.5 to 2
    Moxifloxacin≤0.5 to 2
    Linezolid≤1 to 4
    ClindamycinAll ≤0.5
    MetronidazoleAll >16
    Vancomycin0.5 to >64
    • ↵a The FDA breakpoint is applicable only to tigecycline. EUCAST epidemiological cutoff (ECOFF) breakpoints used for C. difficile. NA, not applicable.

    • ↵b Only the MIC range is indicated when the total number of isolates is <10.

  • TABLE 3

    In vitro activities of eravacycline and comparator tetracyclines against 27 Bacteroides fragilis clinical isolates characterized for tetracycline resistance determinants

    No. of strainsPresence of tetracycline resistance determinantaMIC range (μg/ml)b
    tet(Q)tet(X)2tet(X2)2tet(X1)3tet(M)ERVTIGMIN
    4−−−−−0.12–0.50.5–2≤0.25
    18+4−−−−0.06–40.25–160.5–32
    3+4−++−0.25–12–82–16
    2++−−−0.5–12–84–32
    • ↵a tet(X) was distinguished from tet(X2) by generating PCR products with universal tet(X) primers, sequencing with primers specific to both tet(X) and tet(X2), and identifying sequences specific to either tet(X) or tet(X2). tet(X1) was identified by generating PCR products with primers specific to tet(X1) and sequencing with the same primer set to verify tet(X1)-specific sequences. The tet(Q) gene in special studies laboratory strain numbers 28441 and 27741, with MIN MICs of 0.5 and 2 μg/ml, respectively, were sequenced and shown to encode amino acid sequences identical to each other and to 74 Tet(Q) proteins in the UniProtKB database (http://www.uniprot.org/help/uniprotkb, released on 15 March 2017), indicating that the genes encoded a common variant of Tet(Q).

    • ↵b MIC determined by agar dilution method; ERV, eravacycline; TIG, tigecycline; MIN, minocycline.

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