Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology
2. Department of Bacteriology, National University of Ireland
3. Department of Medical Microbiology, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Central venous catheter (CVC)-related infection (CVC-RI) is a common complication of CVC use. The most common etiological agents of CVC-RI are gram-positive organisms, in particular, staphylococci. An in vitro model for the formation of biofilms by
Staphylococcus epidermidis
ATCC 35984 on polyurethane coupons in a modified Robbins device was established. Biofilm formation was confirmed by electron microscopy and was quantified by determination of viable counts. Mueller-Hinton broth was replaced with sterile physiological saline (control) or a solution of vancomycin (10 mg/ml), gentamicin (10 mg/ml), linezolid (2 mg/ml), or eperezolid (4 mg/ml). Viable counts were performed with the coupons after exposure to antimicrobials for periods of 24, 72, 168, and 240 h. The mean viable count per coupon following establishment of the biofilm was 4.6 × 10
8
CFU/coupon, and that after 14 days of exposure to physiological saline was 2.5 × 10
7
CFU/coupon. On exposure to vancomycin (10 mg/ml), the mean counts were 2.5 × 10
7
CFU/coupon at 24 h, 4.3 × 10
6
CFU/coupon at 72 h, 1.4 × 10
5
CFU/coupon at 168 h, and undetectable at 240 h. With gentamicin (10 mg/ml) the mean counts were 2.7 × 10
7
CFU/coupon at 24 h, 3.7 × 10
6
CFU/coupon at 72 h, 8.4 × 10
6
CFU/coupon at 168 h, and 6.5 × 10
6
CFU/coupon at 240 h. With linezolid at 2 mg/ml the mean counts were 7.1 × 10
5
CFU/coupon at 24 h and not detectable at 72, 168, and 240 h. With eperezolid (4 mg/ml) no viable cells were recovered after 168 h. These data suggest that linezolid (2 mg/ml) and eperezolid (4 mg/ml) achieve eradication of
S. epidermidis
biofilms more rapidly than vancomycin (10 mg/ml) and gentamicin (10 mg/ml).
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology
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