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. 2023 Apr;29(4):538.e7-538.e13.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.11.014. Epub 2022 Nov 24.

Cefiderocol resistance genomics in sequential chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients

Carla López-Causapé  1 , Ainhize Maruri-Aransolo  2 , María A Gomis-Font  1 , Iván Penev  3 , María García Castillo  4 , Xavier Mulet  1 , Juan de Dios Caballero  4 , Rosa Del Campo  4 , Rafael Cantón  4 , Antonio Oliver  5
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Cefiderocol resistance genomics in sequential chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients

Carla López-Causapé et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Apr.
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the activity of cefiderocol against sequential P. aeruginosa isolates from chronically-infected cystic fibrosis patients as well as to investigate the potential mechanisms involved in resistance through whole genome sequencing.

Methods: Three sequential P. aeruginosa isolates from each of 50 chronically-colonized cystic fibrosis patients were studied. MICs for novel and classical antipseudomonal agents were determined by broth microdilution and whole genome sequences (n = 150) were obtained to investigate the presence of mutations within a set of chromosomal genes involved in P. aeruginosa antibiotic resistance (n = 40) and iron uptake (n = 120).

Results: Cefiderocol showed the lowest MIC50/90 values and its susceptibility rate was comparable to other novel antipseudomonal agents. Clinical resistance was documented in 9 isolates from 6 patients. Resistance genes associated with a statistically significant increase in cefiderocol MICs included ampC, pmrAB, galU, fusA1 and those coding the penicillin-binding proteins PBP2 and PBP3. Likewise, mutations within several genes participating in different iron-uptake systems were found to be significantly associated with resistance, including genes participating in the pyochelin and pyoverdin biosynthesis and several tonB-dependent receptors. Mutator and small colony variants isolates were also associated with increased cefiderocol MICs.

Discussion: Cefiderocol resistance is modulated by a complex mutational resistome, potentially conferring cross-resistance to novel beta-lactam beta-lactamase combinations, as well as an extended list of mutated iron-uptake genes. Monitoring the acquisition of mutations in all these genes will be helpful to guide treatments and mitigate the emergence and spread of resistance to this novel antibiotic.

Keywords: Cefiderocol resistance; Iron-uptake; Mutational resistome; P. aeruginosa; Siderophore.

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