Changing MIC Breakpoints: Do Mechanisms Count

Changing MIC Breakpoints: Do Mechanisms Count Changing MIC Breakpoints: Do Mechanisms Count

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Treatment of ESBL Positive Organisms with Cephalosporins MIC FAILURE DEATH 8 100% (6/6) 33% (2/6) 4 67% (2/3) 0% (0/3) 2 33% (1/3) 0% (0/3) ≤1 27% (3/11) 18% (2/11) (CLSI breakpoint 8 g/ml) Paterson, DL, et al. JCM 39: 2206 – 2212, 2001 10

New CLSI Guidelines 2010 • Problem with this approach Clinical studies show patients with “susceptible” MICs + ESBL fail therapy Inoculum used in bmd (10 5 ) too low and may dilute out resistant subpopulations giving false susceptible results 11

Treatment of ESBL Positive<br />

Organisms with Cephalosporins<br />

<strong>MIC</strong> FAILURE DEATH<br />

8 100% (6/6) 33% (2/6)<br />

4 67% (2/3) 0% (0/3)<br />

2 33% (1/3) 0% (0/3)<br />

≤1 27% (3/11) 18% (2/11)<br />

(CLSI breakpoint 8 g/ml)<br />

Paterson, DL, et al. JCM 39: 2206 – 2212, 2001<br />

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