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In vitro activity of a polyhexanide-betaine solution against high-risk clones of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens.

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OBJECTIVE To determine the in vitro activity of a polyhexanide-betaine solution against collection strains and multidrug-resistant (MDR) nosocomial isolates, including high-risk clones. METHODS We studied of 8 ATCC and 21… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE To determine the in vitro activity of a polyhexanide-betaine solution against collection strains and multidrug-resistant (MDR) nosocomial isolates, including high-risk clones. METHODS We studied of 8 ATCC and 21 MDR clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including the multiresistant high-risk clones. The MICs and MBCs of a 0.1% polyhexanide-0.1% betaine solution were determined by microdilution. For each species, strains with the highest MICs were selected for further experiments. The dilution-neutralization test (PrEN 12054) was performed by incubating bacterial inocula of 106CFU/mL for 1min with undiluted 0.1% polyhexanide-betaine solution. The CFUs were counted after neutralization. Growth curves and time-kill curves at concentrations of 0.25, 1, 4, and 8×MIC, were performed. MICs of recovered strains were determined when regrowth was observed in time-kill studies after 24h of incubation. Strains with reduced susceptibility were selected by serial passage on plates with increasing concentrations of polyhexanide-betaine, and MICs were determined. RESULTS Polyhexanide-betaine MIC range was 0.5-8mg/L. MBCs equalled or were 1 dilution higher than MICs. The dilution-neutralization method showed total inoculum clearance of all strains. In time-kill curves, no regrowth was observed at 4×MIC, except for S. aureus (8×MIC). Increased MICs were not observed in time-kill curves, or after serial passages after exposure to polyhexanide-betaine. CONCLUSIONS Polyhexanide-betaine presented bactericidal activity against all MDR clinical isolates tested, including high-risk clones, at significantly lower concentrations and time of activity than those commercially used.

Keywords: high risk; risk clones; polyhexanide betaine; betaine; betaine solution; activity

Journal Title: Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica
Year Published: 2017

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