Antibiotics are used for treatment or prevention of bacterial infection. It may be an alternative for highly penicillin-allergic patients. Assessment of anaerobic bacterial diversity and its effects on anaerobic system stability and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes. – – Anaerobic Bacteria Rebecca L. Penland Michael S. Osato Kirk R. Wilhelmus The eye and ocular adnexa are prone to colonization by anaerobic bacteria that are also part of the flora of periorbital skin, paranasal sinuses, and the oral cavity. Bacterial vaginosis • Bacterial overgrowth, often involving Gardnerella vaginalis, other anaerobes • Helicobacter pylorii •• Peptic ulcers, potentially leading to stomach cancer Combine with proton pump inhibitor (PPI), bismuth, and another antibiotic (e.g. This has become the most popular test for testing of individual isolates (Fig. All MIC's were determined using Etest, according to the protocol used by the participating laboratory. 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Tigecycline has been approved by the FDA for use in complicated skin and soft tissue infections, including those due to B. fragilis (153), and intra-abdominal infections, including those due to B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, B. uniformis, B. vulgatus, C. perfringens, and Ps. There is evidence that suboptimal therapy can actually select for antibiotic resistance and even induce transfer of resistance determinants. Each individual cephalosporin may have either a class or specific inhibitor enzyme that is able to inactivate it. (117). (Right) Series of agar dilution plates. Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics through changes in the outer membrane protein (OMP)/porin channels, decreased PBP affinity, and efflux pumps (111) is less well studied. Metronidazole resistance.Although rare, resistance to metronidazole among B. fragilis group isolates has been observed worldwide (33, 135). The overall outcomes of all patients were favorable and the resistance rate to commonly used antibiotics remained low. The CLSI recognized that there are commercially available broth microdilution panels that are FDA approved for testing of all anaerobes and may work satisfactorily for certain non-B. Therefore, antibiotic susceptibility testing is not performed and treatment of patients suffering from an infection in which anaerobic bacteria are involved is often empirical. and microaerophilic streptococci, Gram-positive non-spore-forming anaerobic bacilli, and certain clostridia. Anaerobes (including the B. fragilis group) are conspicuous in their absence from the microbiological reports of most hospitals (17, 27, 78). For B. fragilis group organisms, ampicillin-sulbactam, clindamycin, imipenem, meropenem, metronidazole, and piperacillin-tazobactam are included in the routine panel. Organisms that should be considered for individual isolate testing include highly virulent pathogens for which susceptibility cannot be predicted, such as Bacteroides, Prevotella, Fusobacterium, and Clostridium spp. The production of BLAs is the most common mechanism of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in anaerobes, especially among the B. fragilis group and Prevotella spp. This agent is an effective single agent for the therapy of mixed aerobic-anaerobic infections. Since nearly two-thirds of laboratories do not perform testing (and even those that test do it on only a limited basis), the clinicians often choose therapy based on manufacturers' information, FDA indications, published studies, or their clinical judgment (20). Organisms to test should include those most likely to be the most resistant (such as B. fragilis group species) or highly virulent (certain Bacteroides, Prevotella, Fusobacterium, Clostridium, Bilophila, and Sutterella species), especially if their susceptibility patterns are unpredictable. Abstract. Clindamycin resistance.Although the patterns differ by region, B. fragilis resistance to clindamycin is increasing worldwide. Lane 0, negative control; lane M, DNA standards. Resistance to several antimicrobial agents by B. fragilis group species and other anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli (AGNB) has increased over the past decade (15 In some instances of polymicrobial infection, eradication of the aerobic component may be adequate, although it is well established that it is important to eliminate the anaerobic pathogens (2, 7 Cefoxitin is therefore the most effective cephalosporin against the B. fragilis group. Minimal inhibitory concentrations for selected antibiotics were determined, under these conditions, by using a … Is a Rapid Test on the Horizon?It would be very appealing to wish that there could be a simple molecular test, or even a complex test, such as multiplex PCR, that would determine the actual or potential resistance of an organism to multiple antibiotics. It has activity against both aerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, anaerobes, and certain drug-resistant pathogens (136). Glycylcyclines are tetracycline antibiotics containing a glycylamido moiety attached to the 9-position of a tetracycline ring; tigecycline is a direct analog of minocycline with a 9-glycylamide moiety. Clinical experience with penicillin G in the management of susceptible anaerobic bacterial infections has been good. Resistance has also increased among other anaerobes, such as Clostridium spp., that were previously very susceptible. Organisms that should be considered for individual isolate testing include highly virulent pathogens for which susceptibility cannot be predicted, such as Bacteroides, Prevotella, Fusobacterium, and Clostridium spp. In B. fragilis, 16 homologs of tripartite efflux pumps of the resistance nodulation division (RND) family have been described ( CLSI policy does not permit it to advocate any commercial technique; rather, it describes two reference methods (agar dilution and broth microdilution) and emphasizes that other techniques, such as gradient techniques (generally referring to Etest) or commercial broth microdilution plates, may be used as long as equivalence to the reference methods is established. Metronidazole and TinidazoleThe nitroimidazoles metronidazole and tinidazole have similar in vitro efficacy against anaerobic bacteria. Antimicrobial agents effective against mixed infection BLA-producing Fusobacterium and Clostridium spp. This review describes the current methods for AST in research and reference laboratories. – ; Bilophila wadsworthia; and Sutterella wadsworthensis. 4, middle). The main difference between the two is the fact that aerobic bacteria require oxygen to remain alive, while anaerobic bacteria do not rely on oxygen for metabolic processes and survival. In support of this theory, Goldstein et al. (80) reported that all Bacteroides isolates recovered from pediatric intra-abdominal infections were beta-lactamase producers and susceptible to carbapenems and BL-BLICs. In general, the Etest correlates well with the reference procedure, although for certain drugs, there are some discrepancies (39, 41). Infections caused by anaerobic bacteria are common and may be serious and life-threatening. The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) publishes its own breakpoints; these are not always equivalent to those of the CLSI (29). However, species-to-species variations in susceptibility occur, and many non-BLA-producing P. distasonis strains have elevated MICs at or approaching the susceptible breakpoint (112). The antimicrobial susceptibilities of some members of the B. fragilis group vary, especially to the second- and third-generation cephalosporins. A test kit for identification of anaerobic bacteria-API-has been compared for accuracy in individual tests and for identification on the genus or species level with pre-reduced anaerobically sterilized media methods on 241 anaerobic strains. There are a variety of BLAs which are produced by different organisms. Rationale for clinical use, Emergence of beta-lactamase-producing aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in the oropharynx of children following penicillin chemotherapy, The efficacy and safety of tigecycline in the treatment of skin and skin-structure infections: results of 2 double-blind phase 3 comparison studies with vancomycin-aztreonam, Submission, Review, & Publication Processes, http://www.trekds.com/products/sensititre/c_pltformats.asp, SUSCEPTIBILTY TESTING OF ANAEROBIC BACTERIA, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS EFFECTIVE AGAINST ANAEROBIC BACTERIA, GENERAL CONSIDERATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL SELECTION, CURRENT PRACTICE OF SELECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC FOR ANAEROBIC BACTERIA. 72). The activity of cephalosporins against the beta-lactamase-producing AGNB varies. At that time, technical variability among laboratories was a major factor. Advances in microbiologic… protozoans, bacteria) or multicellular. Antibiotics can disturb the production of biogas during anaerobic digestion. (Courtesy of bioMérieux, reproduced with permission.). An additional 40% (8/20) of laboratories surveyed would also perform susceptibility testing by special request. There are different classifications of the enzymes. The addition of penicillin, cefoxitin, and cefotetan may be ordered for testing of Clostridium. They irreversibly inhibit beta-lactamase enzymes produced by some Enterobacteriaceae, staphylococci, and beta-lactamase-producing Fusobacterium spp. Antibiotics sometimes work even when some of the bacterial species in a mixed infection are resistant to the antibiotic (eg, because of loss of support from other bacterial species or the necrotic anaerobic environment), especially if surgical debridement and drainage are adequate. A recent report from Taiwan noted increased carbapenem resistance in B. fragilis and other B. fragilis group species as well as some Prevotella species strains (33). – Low pH, low redox potential – Inoculum effect – Dead bacteria and debris may inactivate drugs Hence, the clinician is likely to consider only the in vitro activity of specific agents against B. fragilis and assume that all the other anaerobes will likely be susceptible as well. Aerobic Bacteria: Aerobic bacteria live in the soil, water, and on different surfaces. The drug has a somewhat unique property of lipid solubility to permit penetration across lipid barriers. Other adverse reactions include reversible neutropenia, phlebitis at intravenous infusion sites, and drug fever. Emerging resistance of anaerobic bacteria to antimicrobial agents in South Korea. Some broad-spectrum antibacterial agents possess such qualities, while for some organisms, additional agents should be added to the therapeutic regimen. Other members of the B. fragilis group account for 33% to 39%. Multiplex PCR assay to detect common resistance determinants in B. fragilis. Microbiol. The most commonly isolated antibiotic-resistant anaerobes are species within the Bacteroides fragilis group (18). Peptostreptococcus anaerobius is one of the most common GPAC known to be associated with infections of the abdominal cavity and the female genitourinary tract. Published by Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102111. The presence of the cfiA gene, as well as associated IS elements, can be determined by a PCR technique (57 NOTE: We request your email address only to inform the recipient that it was you who recommended this article, and that it is not junk mail. Moxifloxacin has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections, including those due to B. fragilis, and for mixed intra-abdominal infections caused by B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, Peptostreptococcus spp., and C. perfringens. Plates are read after ∼48 h of growth by visually comparing the growths of different strains in the series, and the MIC is designated the lowest antimicrobial concentration that inhibits growth. Furthermore, evidence of mutagenicity was never found in humans despite metronidazole use for over 2 decades for other diseases (131). It is active against the Streptococcus anginosus group (including S. anginosus, S. intermedius, and S. constellatus), B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides vulgatus, C. perfringens, C. difficile, and Parvimonas micra (Peptostreptococcus micros) (137). Agar dilution.Agar dilution involves the incorporation of different concentrations of the antimicrobial agent into a nutrient agar medium followed by the application of a standardized number of bacterial cells to the surface of the agar plate (Fig. Their presence is important for vitamin and other nutrient absorption and in preventing infection with pathogenic bacteria. Other drug tests can be custom ordered (depending on the availability of the Etest strip). They are often present in deep-seated anaerobic infections of soft tissues, decubitus ulcers, infections of bones and joints, and in cases of obstetric and gynaecological sepsis.1 As a group, GPAC have been largely understudied, and are often reported in clinical specimens as anaerobic streptococci (sic). Many of the older antimicrobials do not have an FDA-approved indication for anaerobic infections, and many of the newer agents have only a limited number of indications for anaerobic infections (Table 2). The newer tetracycline analogs doxycycline and minocycline are more active than the parent compound. Anaerobic bacteria can be further broken down based on their relationship to oxygen: obligate, aerotolerant or facultative anaerobe. Table 1 illustrates the antimicrobials effective against anaerobic bacteria and their efficacy against both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Itzhak Brook, M.D., is an Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. However, EUCAST does not actually specify a testing method for anaerobes. Because of this, the CLSI strongly recommends that hospitals conduct at least annual surveillance antimicrobial susceptibility testing to elucidate their local patterns. This serious complication is unrelated to the reversible, dosage-dependent leukopenia. Unexpected metronidazole resistance was observed for Finegoldia magna isolates, Peptoniphilus isolates and Eggerthella lenta isolates. All countries tested clindamycin and metronidazole. Chloramphenicol is rarely used in the United States, and resistance is very rare; when present, it is due to chloramphenicol's inactivation by acetyltransferase. (14). Fluoroquinolone resistance. Antibiotic production by anaerobic bacteria. Although several failures to eradicate anaerobic infections, including bacteremia, with chloramphenicol have been reported (114), this agent has been used for over 64 years for treatment of anaerobic infections. For all anaerobes combined, the clinical success rates were 83.1% (466 of 561 patients) for an MIC of ≤2 mg/liter, 91.2% (31 of 34 patients) for an MIC of 4 mg/liter, 82.4% (14 of 17 patients) for an MIC of 8 mg/liter, 83.3% (5 of 6 patients) for an MIC of 16 mg/liter, and 66.7% (16 of 24 patients) for an MIC of ≥32 mg/liter. •Facultative anaerobes: Can grow in “room air” or under anaerobic conditions. The general principles are limited to questions of whether anaerobes are involved in this type of infection and if the agent chosen has activity against B. fragilis. It rapidly penetrates into body tissues and fluids, including saliva, sputum, respiratory tissue, pleural fluid, soft tissues, prostate, semen, bones, and joints (124), as well as into fetal blood and tissues. Studies done in the 1980s found cefoxitin to be effective in eradication of anaerobic infections (80 This increase makes the choice of appropriate empirical therapy even more difficult. Bottom Line. It is well established that anaerobic bacteria in lung infections cannot be easily recovered after receipt of any antibiotic treatment. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has standardized many laboratory procedures, including anaerobic susceptibility testing (AST), and has published documents for AST. Assessment of anaerobic bacterial diversity and its effects on anaerobic system stability and the occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes. A number of factors should be considered when choosing appropriate antimicrobial agents: they should be effective against all target organisms, induce little or no resistance, achieve sufficient levels in the infected site, have minimal toxicity, and have maximum stability and longevity. Moxifloxacin resistance rates varied from 17% for B. fragilis strains isolated from the female genitourinary tract to 52% for all blood culture isolates (moxifloxacin MIC breakpoint, 4 μg/ml). 48). Three genes encoding enzymes that inactivate tetracycline, i.e., tet(X1), tet(X2), and tet(32), have been identified in Bacteroides (62, 63). Among the Gram-positive anaerobes, clinicians are also aware of Clostridium species, especially C. perfringens and Clostridium botulinum and, more recently, the great importance of C. difficile. Some studies in mice (129) have shown possible mutagenic activity associated with administration of large doses of this drug. Tetracycline resistance.Tetracycline resistance is prevalent among Bacteroides species, Prevotella species, and many other anaerobic bacteria, limiting its clinical use (139). Currently, we are not aware of any commercially available ready-made broth microdilution panels that are “FDA approved” for clinical diagnostic use. The most appropriate susceptibility test method will differ depending on whether the test is being done for a specific isolate in a hospital laboratory (or a commercial laboratory used by the hospital) or whether surveillance testing is being performed at a hospital or reference laboratory. 9). Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) account for approximately 25–30% of all isolated anaerobic bacteria from clinical specimens . Because many medical centers do not process anaerobic cultures or do so in an inappropriate manner, results of anaerobic isolation and susceptibility testing for the individual patient remain virtually inaccessible to clinicians, who must then rely on the occasional and periodic published surveys from a small cadre of scattered research institutions (22, 27, 78). Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. The antibiotic you receive depends on the type of infection you have and the bacteria … A variety of studies (19, 22, 144) have reported increases in B. fragilis resistance to moxifloxacin. Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) which are commonly known as Peptococci or Peptostreptococci belong to the genus Peptostreptococcus. The MIC is read as the concentration where the elliptical zone of inhibition intersects the strip. However, susceptibility may vary by geographic location and is generally related directly to its clinical use. – Doripenem has been approved in the United States for use in treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection and complicated urinary tract infection. Roberts SA(1), Shore KP, Paviour SD, Holland D, Morris AJ. In the treatment of mixed infection, the choice of the appropriate antimicrobial agents should provide for adequate coverage of most of the pathogens, aerobic and anaerobic. Buy M11, “Methods for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Anaerobic Bacteria,” from CLSI. The usual objective is therapeutic levels of 10 to 25 μg/ml. A U.S. national survey on anaerobic susceptibility testing (20) found that drugs tested by hospital laboratories that performed testing were as follows: metronidazole (89% of laboratories), penicillin and clindamycin (83%), cefotetan and ampicillin-sulbactam (67%), cefoxitin (50%), imipenem (44%), piperacillin-tazobactam (39%), and all other drugs (<34%). Other side effects include the production of the potentially fatal “gray baby syndrome” when given to neonates, hemolytic anemia in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, and optic neuritis in those who take the drug for a prolonged time. However, susceptibility testing should be performed for epidemiological and survey purposes for a limited and selected number of anaerobic isolates. Clindamycin resistance is conveyed by a macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS)-type 23S methylase, typically encoded by one of several erm genes that are regulated and expressed at high levels (56). FluoroquinolonesThe earlier fluoroquinolones, such as ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin, are inactive against most anaerobic bacteria. When such therapy is not given, the infection may persist, and serious complications may occur (2, 3, 151). Hannah M. Wexler, Ph.D., is a research microbiologist at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare System (GLAVAHCS) and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. Their isolation requires appropriate methods of collection, transportation, and cultivation of specimens (2 She is currently a Career Scientist at the GLAVAHCS, focusing on regulation of efflux pump activity as an important factor in the development of antibiotic resistance in Bacteroides. The data are then entered into a computer software program provided by the manufacturer, which determines the concentration of drug from the radius of growth and the molecular weight (i.e., diffusion characteristics) of the antimicrobial agent. Detection of Resistance by Using Molecular MethodsMolecular methods are currently limited to research laboratories studying resistance mechanisms of anaerobic bacteria. For both aerobic respiration and fermentation of facultative anaerobic bacteria like lactobacillus, glycolysis (breakdown of glucose to produce 2 Pyruvate) is the first step of metabolism. Kelly Lee, Ph.D. H-172J kklee@u.washington.edu. Antimicrobials for anaerobic infections. Each country tested different antibiotics, sometimes depending on the kind of infection and/or the anaerobic species isolated. Habitat. Therefore, in the case of single isolates, it is useful for the clinician to know the MIC of a drug for the strain as well as the established breakpoint rather than just the categorical determination. It is not active against P. aeruginosa, Enterococcus spp., and Acinetobacter spp. Over 97% of Bacteroides isolates in the United States and 76% in Great Britain produce BLAs (105). are almost uniformly resistant (128). Anaerobic bacteria. Wexler et al. micros (138). The indigenous anaerobic microflora are, however, often profoundly affected by pathophysiological states and by exposure to antibiotics and other pharmacological compounds. * The simple sugar is first converted to phosphoenolpyruvate before being broken down further to pyruvate. (3) Results: In our database of 1719 patients, 365 patients had microbial testing, of which 42 grew anaerobic bacteria. If needed, ancillary susceptibility testing can be performed for cefoxitin, tigecycline, and moxifloxacin, which have approved antianaerobe indications. The dominated anaerobic bacteria number and the identification of the bacteria were not performed extensively throughout anaerobic biodegradation of OTC and TL antibiotics [8]. 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