OXA-1 β-lactamase and non-susceptibility to penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations among ESBL-producing Escherichia coli

Livermore, David M, Day, Michaela, Cleary, Paul, Hopkins, Katie L, Toleman, Mark A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9497-0512, Wareham, David W, Wiuff, Camilla, Doumith, Michel and Woodford, Neil 2019. OXA-1 β-lactamase and non-susceptibility to penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations among ESBL-producing Escherichia coli. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 74 (2) , pp. 326-333. 10.1093/jac/dky453

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Abstract

Background ESBL-producing Escherichia coli have expanded globally since the turn of the century and present a major public health issue. Their in vitro susceptibility to penicillin/inhibitor combinations is variable, and clinical use of these combinations against ESBL producers remains controversial. We hypothesized that this variability related to co-production of OXA-1 penicillinase. Methods During a national study we collected 293 ESBL-producing E. coli from bacteraemias, determined MICs by BSAC agar dilution, and undertook genomic sequencing with Illumina methodology. Results The collection was dominated by ST131 (n = 188 isolates, 64.2%) and blaCTX-M-15 (present in 229 isolates, 78.2%); over half the isolates (159/293, 54.3%) were ST131 with blaCTX-M-15. blaOXA-1 was found in 149 ESBL producers (50.9%) and blaTEM-1/191 in 137 (46.8%). Irrespective of whether all isolates were considered, or ST131 alone, there were strong associations (P < 0.001) between co-carriage of blaOXA-1 and reduced susceptibility to penicillin/inhibitor combinations, whereas there was no significant association with co-carriage of blaTEM-1/191. For piperacillin/tazobactam the modal MIC rose from 2 mg/L in the absence of blaOXA-1 to 8 or 16 mg/L in its presence; for co-amoxiclav the shift was smaller, from 4 or 8 to 16 mg/L, but crossed the breakpoint. blaOXA-1 was strongly associated with co-carriage also of aac(6′)-Ib-cr, which compromises amikacin and tobramycin. Conclusions Co-carriage of OXA-1, a penicillinase with weak affinity for inhibitors, is a major correlate of resistance to piperacillin/tazobactam and co-amoxiclav in E. coli and is commonly associated with co-carriage of aac(6′)-Ib-cr, which narrows aminoglycoside options.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Medicine
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0305-7453
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 May 2019
Date of Acceptance:	8 October 2018
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2024 04:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/122286

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