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Levack AE, Turajane K, Driscoll DA, Yang X, Miller AO, Bostrom MP, Wellman DS, Carli AV. Identifying alternative antibiotics that elute from calcium sulfate beads for treatment of orthopedic infections. J Orthop Res 2022; 40:1143-1153. [PMID: 34191350 PMCID: PMC8716667 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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There has been increasing interest in the use of a synthetic absorbable calcium sulfate (CaSO4 ) for local antibiotic delivery in orthopaedic infections. The purpose of this study was to quantify elution kinetics of six antibiotics (amikacin, meropenem, fosfomycin, minocycline, cefazolin, and dalbavancin) from a clinically relevant CaSO4 bead model and compare elution and antimicrobial activity to the current clinical gold standards: vancomycin and tobramycin. Antibiotic-loaded synthetic CaSO4 beads were immersed in phosphate buffered saline and incubated at 37°C. Eluent was harvested at eight time points over 28 days. Antibiotic concentrations were measured by high performance liquid chromatography to quantify elution rates. CaSO4 beads demonstrated burst release kinetics. Dalbavancin, cefazolin, and minocycline all demonstrated similar elution profiles to vancomycin. Amikacin and meropenem demonstrated favorable elution profiles and durations of above-minimum inhibitory concentration when compared to tobramycin. Clinical Significance: This study provides important novel data regarding the utility of amikacin, meropenem and dalbavancin as alternative choices to place in CaSO4 carriers when treating orthopaedic infections.
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- Ashley E. Levack
- Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA,Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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- Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA,Adult Reconstruction, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA,Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla NY, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Integrity Program, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA,Adult Reconstruction, Hospital for Special Surgery; New York, NY, USA
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Morley R, Rothwell M, Stephenson J, McIlvenny L, Webb F, Barber A. Complex Foot Infection Treated With Surgical Debridement and Antibiotic Loaded Calcium Sulfate-A Retrospective Cohort Study of 137 Cases. J Foot Ankle Surg 2022; 61:239-247. [PMID: 34364760 DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2021.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Complex foot infections involving bone and soft tissue in patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are a cause of significant hospital admission. They are associated with substantial economic costs to health services worldwide. Historically, severe foot infection has been treated with surgical debridement and prolonged courses of systemic antibiotics. Prolonged systemic antibiotic use increases the risk of drug side effects, antimicrobial resistance and Clostridium difficile infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether surgical debridement and implantation of antibiotic loaded calcium sulfate is effective in the resolution of foot infection and wound healing. A retrospective cohort study of 137 consecutive cases of osteomyelitis (127) or significant soft tissue infection (10) over 62 months from 02/2013 to 04/2018 was conducted following local ethical approval. All cases of infection were treated with surgical debridement and local antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate. The primary outcomes of infection resolution, time to healing and duration of postoperative antibiotics were measured. In 137 cases, 88.3% of infections resolved. Infection was eradicated in 22 patients without postoperative systemic antibiotics. About 82.5% of wounds healed, with an average healing time of 11.3 weeks. Healing time was significantly increased for the co-morbidities of diabetes and PAD (p =< .05) and for those requiring prolonged systemic postoperative antibiotics. Conservative surgical debridement and implantation of local antibiotic impregnated calcium sulfate is safe and effective in managing complex foot infections. We advocate early surgical intervention before deeper tissue involvement to help preserve lower limb structure and function.
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- Robert Morley
- Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT, Department of Podiatric Surgery, Buxton Hospital, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK.
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- Specialist Registrar in Podiatric Surgery, Department of Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK
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- Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Statistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK
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- Head of Integrated therapies, Stockport NHS FT, Podiatry Department, Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove, Stockport, UK
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- Consultant Podiatric Surgeon, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT, Department of Podiatric Surgery, Buxton Hospital, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
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- Specialist Registrar in Podiatric Surgery, Stockport NHS FT, Podiatry Department, Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove, Stockport, UK
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Stoodley P, Brooks J, Peters CW, Jiang N, Delury CP, Laycock PA, Aiken SS, Dusane DH. Prevention and Killing Efficacy of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Biofilms by Antibiotic-Loaded Calcium Sulfate Beads. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13153258. [PMID: 32707995 PMCID: PMC7436038 DOI: 10.3390/ma13153258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) have emerged as multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens associated with periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads (ALCSB) in inhibiting bacterial growth, encouraging biofilm formation and killing preformed biofilms of CRE and VRE. Three strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) and a strain of Enterococcus faecalis (EF) were used. ALCSB of 4.8-mm diameter were loaded with vancomycin (V) and gentamicin (G), V and rifampicin (R), V and tobramycin (T) or R and meropenem (M), and placed onto tryptic soy agar (TSA), spread with one of the test strains and incubated for 24 h at 37 °C. Beads were transferred daily onto fresh TSA spread plates and the zone of inhibition (ZOI) was recorded until no inhibition was observed. ALCSB containing R + M or R + V produced the most extensive ZOI up to 5 weeks. Biofilm prevention efficacy was investigated by challenging ALCSB daily with 5 × 105 CFU/mL bacterial cells and analyzing for biofilm formation at challenges 1, 2 and 3. In the biofilm killing experiments, ALCSB were added to pre-grown 3-day biofilms of KP and EF strains, which were then analyzed at days 1 and 3 post-exposure. The CFU counts and confocal images of the attached cells showed that ALCSB treatment reduced colonization and biofilm formation significantly (5–7 logs) with combinations of R + M or R + V, compared to unloaded beads. This study provides evidence that the local release of antibiotics from ALCSB may be useful in treating the biofilms of multidrug-resistant strains of CRE and VRE.
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- Paul Stoodley
- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (P.S.); (J.B.); (C.W.P.); (N.J.)
- National Centre for Advanced Tribology, Faculty of Engineering and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Department of Orthopaedic, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (P.S.); (J.B.); (C.W.P.); (N.J.)
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (P.S.); (J.B.); (C.W.P.); (N.J.)
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (P.S.); (J.B.); (C.W.P.); (N.J.)
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5NL, UK; (C.P.D.); (P.A.L.); (S.S.A.)
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5NL, UK; (C.P.D.); (P.A.L.); (S.S.A.)
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5NL, UK; (C.P.D.); (P.A.L.); (S.S.A.)
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (P.S.); (J.B.); (C.W.P.); (N.J.)
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children′s Hospital, 700 Children′s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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Oliver RA, Lovric V, Christou C, Walsh WR. Evaluation of comparative soft tissue response to bone void fillers with antibiotics in a rabbit intramuscular model. J Biomater Appl 2019; 34:117-129. [PMID: 30987506 PMCID: PMC6587362 DOI: 10.1177/0885328219838382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Management of osseous and soft tissue dead space can be a significant challenge in the clinical setting. Calcium sulphate and calcium phosphate-based biomaterials are increasingly being used as alternatives to PMMA for local release of antibiotics, in particular to fill dead space following surgical debridement. This study aims to observe the in-vivo absorption characteristics and tissue response of three commercially available calcium sulphate-based materials combined with gentamicin in an established soft tissue rabbit model. The implant materials (1cc) were placed into four intramuscular sites in 18 New Zealand White rabbits (n = 6). In-life blood samples and radiographs were taken from each animal following implantation. Animals were sacrificed at 0, 1, 7, 21, 42 and 63 days post-operatively (n = 3) and implant sites analysed by micro-computed tomography and histology. Radiographically and histologically, recrystallized calcium sulphate (RCS) absorbed the fastest with complete absorption by day 21. Calcium sulphate/HA composite (CSHA) and Calcium sulphate/calcium carbonate (CSCC) absorbed slower and were detectable at day 63. Residual bead analysis revealed the presence of detectable gentamicin at 24 h and 7 days for CSHA and RCS but none in CSCC. Systemic levels of gentamicin were only detected between 1 h and 24 h. Serological inflammatory cytokine expression for IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β indicated no unusual inflammatory response to the implanted materials. Calcium sulphate materials loaded with gentamicin are effective in resolving a surgically created dead space without eliciting any adverse host response.
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- Rema A Oliver
- Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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- Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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- Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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- Surgical & Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, University of New South Wales, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia
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Wahl P, Rönn K, Bohner M, Decosterd LA, Meier C, Schläppi M, Festa S, Gautier E. In vitro study of new combinations for local antibiotic therapy with calcium sulphate - Near constant release of ceftriaxone offers new treatment options. J Bone Jt Infect 2018; 3:212-221. [PMID: 30416946 PMCID: PMC6215989 DOI: 10.7150/jbji.26218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Local application of antibiotics provides high concentrations at the site of interest, with minimal systemic toxicity. Carrier materials might help manage dead space. Calcium sulphate (CaSO4) has a dissolution time that only slightly exceeds the usually recommended duration of systemic antibiotic treatments. This in vitro study evaluates compatibility, release kinetics and antibacterial activity of new combinations of antibiotics with CaSO4 as carrier material. METHODS CaSO4 pellets added with 8% w/w antibiotic powder were exposed once in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution and once in bovine plasma, in an elution experiment run over 6 weeks at 37 °C. Antibiotic elution was examined at various time points. Concentration was measured by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Antimicrobial activity was checked with an agar diffusion test. RESULTS Piperacillin-tazobactam, ceftazidime, cefepime, and meropenem showed fast reduction of concentration and activity. Flucloxacillin and cefuroxime remained present in relevant concentrations for 4 weeks. Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and clindamycin lasted for 6 weeks, but also at cell toxic concentrations. Ceftriaxone showed a near-constant release with only a small reduction of concentration from 130 to 75 mg/l. Elution profiles from PBS and plasma were comparable. CONCLUSION CaSO4 provides new possibilities in the local treatment of bone and joint infections. Ceftriaxone appears to be of particular interest in combination with CaSO4. Release persists at clinically promising concentrations, and appears to have a depot-like slow release from CaSO4, with only a small reduction in activity and concentration over 6 weeks. To the best of our knowledge, such a particular persistent release never was described before, for any antibiotic in combination with a carrier material for local application.
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- Peter Wahl
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Schulthess Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Centre CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Badie AA, Arafa MS. One-stage surgery for adult chronic osteomyelitis: concomitant use of antibiotic-loaded calcium sulphate and bone marrow aspirate. INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2018; 43:1061-1070. [PMID: 30027354 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-018-4063-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To report our experience with one-stage treatment of chronic osteomyelitis using a prospective protocol involving the concomitant use of the antibiotic-loaded calcium sulphate pellets with addition of bone marrow aspirate after bony debridement. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 30 patients with the mean age of 26.2 years were treated according to a protocol that included (1) surgical debridement of bone and infected tissues, (2) local antibiotic therapy including vancomycin and garamycin loaded on calcium sulphate space filling biodegradable pellets, (3) bone marrow aspirate added to the biocomposite, (4) primary closure with external fixation (when needed) and (5) intravenous antibiotics according to culture and sensitivity results. RESULTS After a minimum of one year follow-up, infection was eradicated in 23 (76.7%) patients, the average rate of filling of the bony defect was 70.47%, complete filling of defect in 15 patients (50%) and pathological fracture in one patient. CONCLUSION The technique proved safety and efficacy in eradicating the infection and bony healing of the defects after debridement. Simple bone marrow aspiration is cheap, reproducible, safe and not exhausting the scanty autograft resources.
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- Ahmed Abdel Badie
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Suez Canal University Hospital, Kilo 4.5 Ring Road, Ismailia, 41111, Egypt.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fayoum University Hospital, Al Fayoum, Egypt
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Development of a Novel Collagen Wound Model To Simulate the Activity and Distribution of Antimicrobials in Soft Tissue during Diabetic Foot Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016; 60:6880-6889. [PMID: 27620475 PMCID: PMC5075099 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01064-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Diabetes has major implications for public health, with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) being responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. A key factor in the development of nonhealing ulcers is infection, which often leads to the development of biofilm, gangrene, and amputation. A novel approach to treating DFUs is the local release of antibiotics from calcium sulfate beads. We have developed a novel model system to study and compare the release and efficacy of antibiotics released locally, using collagen as a substrate for biofilm growth and incorporating serum to mimic the biochemical complexity of the wound environment. We found that our soft-tissue model supports the growth of a robust Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm, and that this was completely eradicated by the introduction of calcium sulfate beads loaded with tobramycin or gentamicin. The model also enabled us to measure the concentration of these antibiotics at different distances from the beads and in simulated wound fluid bathing the collagen matrix. We additionally found that a multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm, nonsusceptible to antibiotics, nonetheless showed an almost 1-log drop in viable counts when exposed to calcium sulfate beads combined with antibiotics. Together, these data suggest that locally applied antibiotics combined with calcium sulfate provide surprising efficacy in diabetic foot infections and offer an effective alternative approach to infection management. Our study additionally establishes our new system as a biochemically and histologically relevant model that may be used to study the effectiveness of a range of therapies locally or systemically for infected DFUs.
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Cooper JJ, Florance H, McKinnon JL, Laycock PA, Aiken SS. Elution profiles of tobramycin and vancomycin from high-purity calcium sulphate beads incubated in a range of simulated body fluids. J Biomater Appl 2016; 31:357-65. [PMID: 27511982 DOI: 10.1177/0885328216663392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this study was to characterise the elution profiles of antibiotics in combination with pharmaceutical grade calcium sulphate beads in phosphate buffered saline and other physiological solutions which more closely mimic the in vivo environment. Synthetic recrystallised calcium sulphate was combined with vancomycin hydrochloride powder and tobramycin sulphate solution and the paste was formed into 3 mm diameter hemispherical beads. Then 2 g of beads were immersed in 2 ml of either phosphate buffered saline, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium or Hartmann's solution and incubated at 37℃ for up to 21 days. At a range of time points, eluent was removed for analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Tobramycin sulphate and vancomycin hydrochloride release was successfully quantified against standard curves from solutions eluted in all three physiological media (phosphate buffered saline, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium and Hartmann's solution) during incubation with calcium sulphate beads. One hour eluate concentrations were high, up to 2602 µg/ml for tobramycin in phosphate buffered saline and 7417 µg/ml for vancomycin, whereas in DMEM, the levels of tobramycin were 2458 µg/ml and 4401 µg/ml for vancomycin. The levels in HRT were 2354 µg/ml for tobramycin and 5948 µg/ml for vancomycin. The results show highest levels of antibiotic elution over the first 24 h, which gradually diminish over the following 21 days.
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- J J Cooper
- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, UK
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- Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Exeter Mass Spectrometry Facility, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, UK
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, UK
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, UK
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Morley R, Lopez F, Webb F. Calcium sulphate as a drug delivery system in a deep diabetic foot infection. Foot (Edinb) 2016; 27:36-40. [PMID: 26338082 DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Treating diabetic foot infection is costly, time consuming and challenging for the patient and clinician alike. It requires a multidisciplinary approach to provide a favourable outcome but all too often results in amputation. We present a patient with Type 2 diabetes who attended clinic with a limb threatening foot infection complicated by osteomyelitis and requiring emergency surgery and antibiotic administration. Our patient underwent surgery by means of an incision and drainage procedure with local antibiotic administration to augment systemic antibiotics. The wound was packed with calcium sulphate (Stimulan(®) Biocomposites Ltd.) impregnated with gentamicin and vancomycin to enable high antibiotic concentrations at the site of infection. The patient made a full recovery at four months requiring only minimal bone excision to maintain a functional foot. This case demonstrates an alternative route for antibiotic administration to overcome some of the limitations of systemic administration including penetration at the site of infection, systemic toxicity, prolonged hospital admission and cost. This route of administration is being increasingly used as an alternative to systemic antibiotics at our centre.
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- Robert Morley
- Department of Podiatric Surgery, Buxton Hospital, London Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9NJ, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Podiatric Surgery, Buxton Hospital, London Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9NJ, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Podiatric Surgery, Buxton Hospital, London Road, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9NJ, United Kingdom.
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Aiken SS, Cooper JJ, Florance H, Robinson MT, Michell S. Local release of antibiotics for surgical site infection management using high-purity calcium sulfate: an in vitro elution study. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2015; 16:54-61. [PMID: 25148101 PMCID: PMC4363816 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2013.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to characterize the elution of four antibiotics from pharmaceutical-grade calcium sulfate beads and show that the eluted antibiotics retained efficacy. METHODS Calcium sulfate was combined with gentamicin, tobramycin, vancomycin, or rifampicin (ratio: 20 g of calcium sulfate, to 240 mg, 500 mg, 900 mg, and 600 mg of antibiotic, respectively). Three grams of beads were immersed in 4 mL of sterile phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) at 37°C. At each time point (4, 8, 24 h; 2, 7, 14, 28, 42 d), eluates were removed for analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The antimicrobial efficacy of antibiotics combined with calcium sulfate beads after 42 d was tested by a modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion assay. RESULTS All samples showed a generally exponential decay in the eluted antibiotic concentration. At the first time point, both gentamicin and tobramycin had eluted to a peak concentration of approximately 10,000 mcg/mL. For rifampicin, the peak concentration occurred at 24 h, whereas for vancomycin, it occurred at 48 h. The eluted concentrations exceeded the minimum inhibitory concentration for common periprosthetic joint infection pathogens for the entire span of the 42 study days. Mass spectrometry confirmed all antibiotics were unchanged when eluted from the calcium sulfate carrier. Antimicrobial efficacy was unaltered after 42 d in combination with calcium sulfate at 37°C. CONCLUSIONS Pharmaceutical-grade calcium sulfate has the potential for targeted local release of tobramycin, gentamicin, vancomycin, and rifampicin over a clinically meaningful time period.
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- Sean S. Aiken
- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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- Biocomposites Ltd., Keele Science Park, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Panagopoulos P, Drosos G, Maltezos E, Papanas N. Local antibiotic delivery systems in diabetic foot osteomyelitis: time for one step beyond? INT J LOW EXTR WOUND 2015; 14:87-91. [PMID: 25604011 DOI: 10.1177/1534734614566937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In patients with diabetes mellitus, osteomyelitis is a severe, difficult-to-treat form of foot infection. In the management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis, carriers for local delivery of antimicrobial agents have begun to be tried, in an attempt to provide high local antibiotic concentrations. Randomized clinical trials are now expected to clarify when this new approach should be used and how it can be integrated into the overall therapeutic strategy for diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
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- Periklis Panagopoulos
- Unit of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Orthopaedic Department, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece Outpatient Clinic of the Diabetic Foot, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Outpatient Clinic of the Diabetic Foot, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Effects of gatifloxaine content in gatifloxacine-loaded PLGA and β-tricalcium phosphate composites on efficacy in treating osteomyelitis. Odontology 2014; 104:105-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s10266-014-0187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Roberts R, McConoughey SJ, Calhoun JH. Size and composition of synthetic calcium sulfate beads influence dissolution and elution rates in vitro. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2013; 102:667-73. [PMID: 24155136 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Treatments of osteomyelitis lag behind bacterial resistance to antibiotics. We tested different-sized calcium sulfate beads and their ability to elute multiple antibiotics in vitro as a possible method to improve the therapeutic delivery in patients. Two sizes of calcium sulfate beads (4.8 and 3.0 mm diameter) that contained vancomycin, tobramycin, or both were dissolved in phosphate-buffered saline, and the rate of dissolution by weight and antibiotic elution by the disc diffusion assay and high-pressure liquid chromatography were measured. The 4.8 mm beads showed significantly higher dissolution rates relative to the 3.0 mm beads (2.3 mg/day vs. 1.3 mg/day). While the vancomycin-loaded 4.8 mm beads eluted for a longer time relative to the 3.0 mm beads (20 days vs. 10 days), the smaller beads had threefold higher elution for the first 2 days, before dropping to near zero elution by day 4. The presence of tobramycin extended the elution of the vancomycin to day 40, which closely matches the recommended 6 weeks to treat orthopedic staphylococcus infections. These data suggest that size and content of the bead are variables that could affect their clinical success, and both could be exploited to tailor treatments of specific infections and injuries.
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- Randy Roberts
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, 43210
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Managing lower-extremity osteomyelitis locally with surgical debridement and synthetic calcium sulfate antibiotic tablets. Adv Skin Wound Care 2012; 24:515-23. [PMID: 22015750 DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000407647.12832.6c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine if the use of locally implanted, synthetic calcium sulfate tablets, impregnated with antibiotics, can heal lower-extremity osteomyelitis, without the use of oral and/or intravenous antibiotics or wound complications associated with similarly used mined or refined calcium sulfate. PATIENTS Over a 5-year period, 354 patients with clinically confirmed osteomyelitis of the lower extremity were evaluated, and 337 met the inclusion criteria; 14 were lost to follow-up. METHODS Devitalized or infected bone was debrided to the level of healthy cancellous and cortical bone. Compromised soft tissue was resected. At the onset of each operative encounter, the synthetic calcium sulfate tablets were mixed with a standard antibiotic mixture: 500 mg of powdered vancomycin mixed into 240 mg of gentamicin (normally supplied as a liquid in a concentration of 80 mg/2 mL). Vancomycin and gentamicin were chosen because they cover a broad spectrum of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. RESULTS A total of 279 of 323 patents (86.4%) clinically healed without the use of intravenous antibiotics following surgical debridement and tablet implantation. In addition, 24/323 (7.4%) required the use of intravenous antibiotics, but still healed; 20/323 (6.2%) required amputation, of which, 12 (3.7%) were digital amputations, 2 (0.6%) were ray amputations, and 6 (1.9%) were below-knee amputations. CONCLUSIONS The use of locally implanted antibiotic-impregnated, synthetic calcium sulfate tablets in the surgical debridement site for bone infections of the lower extremity, without the concurrent use of intravenous antibiotics, has shown encouraging results.
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In vitro elution of daptomycin by a synthetic crystallic semihydrate form of calcium sulfate, stimulan. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009; 53:3106-7. [PMID: 19398646 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01490-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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A synthetic crystallic semihydrate form of calcium sulfate, Stimulan, was evaluated as a biodegradable carrier for the daily in vitro elution of daptomycin. Daptomycin and Stimulan were admixed at a ratio of 95:5. Elution lasted for 28 days. Eluted concentrations peaked on days 1 and 11, when the mean values were 1,320.1 and 949.2 microg/ml, respectively. The lowest eluted concentration was detected on day 28. These results support the application of the system described in experimental models of osteomyelitis.
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