Activities of Clindamycin, Daptomycin, Doxycycline, Linezolid,Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, and Vancomycin againstCommunity-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus with Inducible ClindamycinResistance in Murine Thigh Infection andIn Vitro Pharmacodynamic Models

Kerry L. LaPlante, Wayne State University
Steven N. Leonard, Ohio Northern University
David R. Andes, University of Wisconsin - Madison
William A. Craig, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Michael J. Rybak, Wayne State University

This article was created while Prof. Steven Leonard was part of Wayne State University's School of Medicine.

Abstract

Controversy exists about the most effective treatment options for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) and about the ability of these strains to develop inducible resistance to clindamycin during therapy. Using both in vitro pharmacodynamic and murine thigh infection models, we evaluated and compared several antimicrobial compounds against CA-MRSA. Strains with inducible macro- lide lincosamide-streptogramin type B (iMLSB) resistance and strains in which resistance was noninducible were evaluated. Two levels of inocula (105 and 107) were evaluated for clindamycin activity in the in vivo model. In both models, the antimicrobial evaluation was performed in triplicate, and bacterial quantification occurred over 72 h, with drug doses that were designed to simulate the free drug area-under-the-concentration-time curve values (fAUCs) obtained from human samples. When the activity of clindamycin against the iMLSB strains was evaluated, constitutive resistance was noted at 24 h (MIC of >256), and failure was noted at an inoculum of >106 in the in vivo models. However, at a low inoculum (105) in the murine thigh-infection model, clindamycin demonstrated modest activity, reducing the CFU/thigh count for clindamycin resistance-inducible strains at 72 h (0.45 to 1.3 logs). Overall, administration of daptomycin followed by vancomycin demonstrated the most significant kill against all strains in both models. Against the clindamycin noninducible strain, clindamycin and doxycycline demonstrated significant kill. Doxycycline, linezolid, and trimethoprim-sulfame-thoxazide (not run in the murine model) demonstrated bacteriostatic activity against clindamycin resistance- inducible isolates. This study demonstrates that clindamycin’s activity against the iMLSB strains tested is partially impacted by inoculum size. At present, there are several alternatives that appear promising for treating clindamycin resistance-inducible strains of CA-MRSA.