Microbiology in East London Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance Acinetobacter baumannii Facts and Fiction Dr David Wareham Senior Clinical Lecturer / Honorary Consultant Queen Mary University / Barts and The London NHS Trust Royal London Hospital - 1,1 bedded teaching hospital - Regional trauma centre - HEMS 18 bedded ITU - 18 th century building 7 % of admissions from the trauma service - Long duration of stay Gram positives Macrolides Glycopeptides Linezolid Streptogramins Daptomycin Dalbavancin Retapamulin Tigecycline Gram +ve Cephalosporins Penicillins Tetracyclines Aminoglycosides Cephalosporins Quinolones Carbapenems Gram negatives Polymyxins???? 195 196 197 198 199 2 Hospital Acquired Gram-Negative Bloodstream infection at BLT (27) Rise in bloodstream infections due to MDR Acinetobacter in Critical Care at BLT 1998-29 Acinetobacter baumannii Proteus Other Morganella E. coli Enterobacter Pseudomonas Klebsiella Acinetobacter % susceptible only to polymyxin 1.% 8.% 6.% 4.% 2.%.% Gram-negative coccobacillus Member of family Moraxellaciae Aerobic, non-fermentative, catalase +ve, oxidase -ve Natural habitat Environmental? Soil? Plants? Opportunistic pathogen Very little carriage by healthy individuals A. baumannii found on human skin in only.5% Infections Ventilator associated pneumoniae, Bacteraemia, Burn wound infection Prosthetic device related infection n = 112 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Year 1
Taxonomy of Acinetobacter UK / European Epidemiology RAPD and multiplex PCR (OXA) typing 198 s Acinetobacter split into 12 DNA groups 1 A. baumannii, A. calcoaceticus, A. haemolyticus, A. johnsonii, A. junii, A. lwoffii 199 s 2 s additional species described A. parvus, A. schindleri, A. ursingii from humans, many others from the environment 31 species described to date 17 named A. calcoaceticus A. baumannii complex - Closely related and phenotypically indistinguishable - A. baumannii, Acinetobacter gemospecies 3, Acinetobacter 13TU - A. calcoaceticus - environmental 2 A prevalent, multi-resistant clone identified in hospitals in South East England (SE Clone) Majority in London Intensive Care units 23 25 expanded to 48 hospitals OXA clones 1 / 2 3 European clones defined by PFGE 29 - Carbapenem resistant A. baumannii Gemomic species 3 in Ireland 1 1 Boo et al, 29 1 Bouvet and Grimont Global Dissemination of A. baumannii 1 Sequence based typing Schemes Multi-locus sequence typing 7 housekeeping genes glta, gyrb, gdhb, reca, cpn6, gpi, rpod Multiplex PCR typing 1 csu, OmpA and OXA-23 allelles Corresponds with major EU PFGE clones Variable number tandem repeats 2 Discrimination within PFGE types Antimicrobial Resistance Countries reporting outbreaks pre 26 red : Post 26 yellow 1, 2 Turton, 29 1 Peleg et al 2
Antimicrobial Resistance β-lactam Resistance Efflux Pumps Target modification Drug destruction Drug modification Active drug removal Impermeability Intrinsic Acquired Resistance islands AbaR1 45 resistance genes of foreign origin Class 1 integrons, transposons Plasmids Inherent Chromosomal AmpC (ADCs) Not inducible regulated by ISAba1 Class A Extended-spectrum β-lactamases VEB-1 clonal dissemination in France PER 1/2 plasmid / chromosomal ISPa12 regulated TEM-92/116, SHV-12, CTX-M2/43 Carbapenemases 1 Class A not yet detected Class B metallo-β-lactamases IMP, VIM, SIM within class 1 integrons OXA- enzymes OXA-51-like natural oxacillinase regulated by ISAba1 OXA-23-like 2, OXA-24-like, OXA-58-like Resistance enhanced by AdeABC efflux Outer membrane protein loss CarO porin Major facilitator Superfamily (MFS) TetA - tetracycline TetB tetracyline, minocycline CmlA chloramphenicol Resistance Nodulation Division (RND) family AdeABC β-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, Chloramphenicol AdeIJK Above + fusidic acid, trimethoprim Multi-Drug and Toxic Drug Exclusion (MATE) family AdeM quinolones, gentamicin, triclosan AdeC AdeB AdeA 1 Walsh, Curr Opin Infect Dis, 28 2 Paton, 1993 Aminoglycosides Quinolone Resistance Mechanisms of MDR in A. baumannii OXA-23 clone 1 Inactivation of aminoglycosides by Phosphorylation APH enzymes Acetylation AAC enzymes Adenylation ANT enyzmes Pan-resistance to aminoglycosides 16S rdna methyltransferases ArmA plasmid mediated / transposon Efflux AbeM (MATE family pump) DNA gyrase mutations GyrA, GyrB, ParC, ParE high level resistance Efflux Most quinolones are substrates for AdeABC and AdeM Ciprofloxacinases aac(6 )-Ib-cr - variant β-lactams TEM-1 pencillinase Overexpression of chromosomal AmpC OXA-51 and OXA-23 carbapenemase Aminoglycosides aac(3) -Ia, aac(3)-iia, ant(2 )-Ia, strb, aac(6 )-Ib-cr arma 16S rrna methytransferase Quinolones QRDR GyrA/B, ParC/E mutations, AdeABC efflux Trim / Sul sul1 Tetracyclines tetb adeabc multidrug efflux pump Polymyxin? Difficult to detect Heteroresistance described 3
Clinical Manifestations / Associations Stages in Microbial Pathogenesis Pathogenesis Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Commonest site of isolation is respiratory tract colonisation v infection? US study 5-1% of all ICU HAP / VAP Community Acquired Pneumonia Fulminant pneumonia with bacteraemia and septic shock Alcoholics in Tropical Australia and SE Asia Really A. baumannii identification problems? Bloodstream Infection Usually ICU associated, mean time of onset 26 days post admission 2ndry to lines, pneumonia, UTI or wounds Wound Infections ICU acquired SSTI and burn wound infections Commonest isolate from traumatic military injuries Iraq / Afghanistan Neurosurgical meningitis EVD associated ventriculitis Exit the Host Attachment and Colonisation Dissemination and Systemic Disease Evasion of Host Defences Complicated Interaction between host and organism derived factors Pathogenesis of A. baumannii infection Interactions with Respiratory Epithelial Cells Target host cell ExoS, ExoT, ExoU, ExoY Flagella Toxins and Pyocyanin proteases Phospolipase C Alkaline protease Exotoxin A LPS Elastase TTSS Pili P. aeruginosa Mucoid Polysaccharide Capsule Alginate Quorum sensing P. aeruginosa Comparative genomics A. baumannii v A. baylyi Type IV secretion system, pilus biogenesis, Fe uptake and metabolism Siderophores Expression highly strain dependent Antibodies in sera of patients with A. baumannii bacteraemia Biofilm formation Readily adheres to inanimate objects Pilus biogenesis involving csu operon 1 Smith 1991 Immunoreactivity of human serum v A. baumannii siderophores 1 35 7 Adheres to but does not invade epithelial 6 cells 5 3 EU clone II > EU clone I 4 3 25 Elicits a cytopathic effect 2 Kills cells by apoptosis 1 2 Secretion of Omp38 implicated Control OXA 23-1 OXA-23-1 T Stimulates a strong IL-8 response MOI 1 MOI 1 15 Activation of TLR-4 pathway 1 1 Microarray data 9 8 7 5 6 5 4 3 2 4 8 12 16 2 24 1 Viability of A549 cells following bacterial co-culture. Numbers of A549 cells were determined by a 1 6 Hours 2 Hours direct cell count following 4, 8 and 24 hrs co-culture with () media alone; A.baumannii type strain at MOI of 1 ( ) and 1 () and the oxa23 strain MOI of 1 (X) and 1 ( ). IL -8 secretion 8 4
A. baumannii Lipopolysaccharide Metabolic Diversity of Acinetobacter Acinetobacter and Sugar? A. baumannii LPS is a potent activator of TLR-4 mouse pneumonia model Stimulates both TLR-4 AND TLR-2 on human cells 1 Antibodies to A. baumannii are widepread in healthy individuals 2 1 Erridge, 27 2 Morgan and Poxton, 29 Acinetobacter loves sugar! Acinetobacter loves alcohol! Acinetobacter loves fat! Acinetobacter burn wound infection associated with impaired glucose tolerance 1 9.8 X increase in impaired glucose tolerance p<.1! Independent of diabetes status Independent of burn severity Why? Acinetobacter metalloprotease Cleaves insulin, IGF-1 and glucagon 2 How? No insulin / hormone levels measured Enzyme is periplasmic not secreted 1 Furniss, J Burn Care 25 2 Fricke, 1989 Acinetobacter and Alcohol? Growth of MDRAB in Ethanol Supplementated Media Growth of MDRAB in Media Supplemented with Alcohol Based Handrubs Acinetobacter can grow in the presence of small quantities of ethyl alcohol Exposure to alcohol makes A. baumannii pathogenic to C. elegans OD6.6.5.4.3.2.1 5 1 15 2 25 3 Time (hours) MM 1% 1%.1%.1% OD6 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.8.6.4.2 MM Only 1% Softalind 1% Skinman 1% Purell 1% Spirigel OXA 23 clone-1 OXA 23 Clone-2 South East Clone 5
OXA-23 Clone 1 kda 1 2 Acinetobacter and Fat! 48 Lipase production well characterised in non-baumannii species e.g A. venetius Lack of subcutaneous fat in burn wound grafts MDRAB produce lipases Which are enhanced by some antibiotics... Imipenem Clinical Impact, Treatment and Control 33 Ertapenem 25 17 1 Alcohols promote secretion of OmpA Antibiotic Tetracycline Ampicillin Nalidixic acid Streptomycin 2 4 6 8 1 Fold induction Studies on the Clinical Impact of A. baumannii Does A. baumannii Infection have Attributable Mortality? Mortality from MDR A. baumannii Bacteraemia at BLT 1 Dozens of studies but little consensus! Enormous methdological heterogeneity Prospective v retrospective Case control v cohort What defines a case polymicrobial infections / different sites etc What defines a control no A, baumannii infection, infection with something else, colonisation v infection Appropriate Matching for co-morbidities Problems with speciation Geographical variation Impact of individual clones Most studies indentify excess hospital / ITU stay No consensus on attributable mortality! Yes Lortholary, 1995, infection / colonisation v not Garcia-Garmendia, 1999 infection / colonisation v not Abbo, 27 - isolation of MDRAB v not Grupper, 27 A. baumannii bacteraemia v no bacteraemia Kwon, 27 Imipenem S v Imipenem R infection No Blot, 23 A. baumannii bacteraemia v no bacteraemia Garnacho, 23 A. baumannii VAP v no A. baumannii infection Albrecht, 26 A. baumannii infection v colonisation in burns Loh 26, - A. baumannii in respiratory secretions v not Sunenshine, 27 CDC MDRAB v no infection Retrospective cohort study of 399 Acinetobacter spp bacteraemia (MDRAB n=78) Impact of carbapenem R, polymyxin Rx and ITU care Either polymyxin doesn t work? OR the organism has no impact on mortality? 1 Wareham, 28 6
Impact of ITU Requirement on Mortality from MDRAB Bacteraemia Polymyxin E and Polymyxin B - Colistin Unorthodox Treatment Regimens v MDR strains A. baumannii bacteraemia is a surrogate marker of mortality in ITU? Colistin susceptibility testing - Disc testing is unreliable - Bactericidal in-vitro but heteroresistance with regrowth described in time kill assays Polymyxin formulations - Colistimethate sodium a prodrug metabolised to colistin - Parenteral and nebulised formulations Colistin sulphate - Oral and topical use Uncertain pharmacokinetics - Commercial preparations contain different amounts of active drug - Never subjected to fomal drug development programme If colistin were a new drug in 29 would it receive a licence? Concerns over nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity not seen with modern use In-vitro studies of colistin containing combinations Polymyxin B + imipenem + rifampicin Synergy Colistin + rifampicin Synergy Colistin + minocycline Synergy Colistin + ceftazidime Synergy Polymyxin B + meropenem / rifampicin azithromycin Synergy In-vivo studies of colistin containing combinations Colistin + rifampacin effective in mouse pneumonia and rat model Case reports Colistin + rifampicin favourable response Sulbactam Intrinsic activity via PBP 2 inhibition Option in isolates susceptible in-vitro? Some reports of clinical efficacy in non-severe infections Tigecycline? Infection Control Considerations A. baumannii: Facts and Fiction Brought to market as a Gram-positive agent for skin and soft tissue infections Good in-vitro activity v MDRAB Bacteriostatic Rapid emergence of resistance due to overexpression of efflux pumps Case series of infections involving MDRAB treated with tigecycline 1 68 % clinical response rate 41 % overall mortality Recurrent episodes of bacteraemia with development of frank resistance in 3 cases Very low serum levels.8 mg/l Sub MIC for most strains of A. baumannii (1.5 mg/l) BSAC breakpoints S< 1 R >2 1 Gordon, JAC 29 Environmental decontamination paramount A. baumannii very resitant to dessication Antimicrobial policies Most antibiotics implicated as risk factors for acquisition and persistance Increased reliance on carbapenems probably implicated in dissemination of OXA-clones Isolation Successful in some instances, may be impractical Screening / decontamination Patients often have enteric carriage selective CHROMagar Enteral polymyxins for SDD? Nebulised polymyxins for respiratory colonisation? Need RCT data Facts Successful clones of A. baumannii disseminated worldwide The organism has a formidable capacity for capturing antimicrobial resistance genes It has become exceptionally adapted to the hospital Fiction? The pathogenesis of A. baumannii infection is well understood A. baumannii infection has major clinical impact Polymyxins and tigecyline are effective treatments for sensitive strains Is it the Gram-negative MRSA or is it the Gram-negative CoNS? 7
Increase in Pubmed indexed articles on A. baumannii 1997-8 Acknowledgements 35 3 25 2 15 Microbiology SpRs Nicola Gordon Priya Khanna Justin Edwards Queen Mary University David Bean Enid Hennessey Consultant Colleagues Michael Millar Daniel Krahe Funding Joan Dawkins Foundation Hospital Infection Society Mason Research Fund Peel Trust 1 5 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Year Gordon NC, Wareham DW. Evaluation of CHROMagar Acinetobacter for the Detection of Enteric Carriage of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Critically Ill Patients. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 29, In Press Wareham DW, Gordon NC, Casals JB, Bean DC. Reduced susceptibility of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to tigecycline in combination with 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine is not a ph dependant phenomenon. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 29 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print] Gordon NC, Wareham DW. A Review of Clinical and Microbiological Outcomes Following Treatment of Infections Involving Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with Tigecycline. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 29, 63:775-8. Bean DC, Wareham DW. Paradoxical Effect of 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine on Resistance to Tetracyclines in Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 29, 63: 349-352 Wareham DW, Bean DC, Khanna P, Hennessey E, Krahe D, Ely A, Millar M. Bloodstream Infection due to Acinetobacter spp: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease 28 27:67-612 Edwards J, Patel G, Wareham DW. Action of Commercial Alcohol Handrubs on the Growth and Secretion of Extracellular Proteins from Multidrug Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, Journal of Medical Microbiology 27, 56: 1595-1599 8