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Attwood M, Griffin P, Noel AR, Albur M, Macgowan AP. Antibacterial effect of seven days exposure to ceftolozane-tazobactam as monotherapy and in combination with fosfomycin or tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with ceftolozane-tazobactam MICs at or above 4 mg/l in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model. J Antimicrob Chemother 2023; 78:2254-2262. [PMID: 37527369 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkad230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To use a pre-clinical pharmacokinetic infection model to assess the antibacterial effect of ceftolozane/tazobactam alone or in combination with fosfomycin or tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains with MICs at or higher than the clinical breakpoint (MIC ≥ 4 mg/L). METHODS An in vitro model was used to assess changes in bacterial load and population profiles after exposure to mean human serum concentrations of ceftolozane/tazobactam associated with doses of 2 g/1 g q8h, fosfomycin concentrations associated with doses of 8 g q8h or tobramycin at doses of 7 mg/kg q24 h over 168 h. RESULTS Simulations of ceftolozane/tazobactam at 2 g/1 g q8h alone produced 3.5-4.5 log reductions in count by 6 h post drug exposure for strains with MIC ≤32 mg/L. The antibacterial effect over the first 24 h was related to ceftolozane/tazobactam MIC. There was subsequent regrowth with most strains to bacterial densities of >106 CFU/mL. Addition of either fosfomycin or tobramycin resulted in suppression of regrowth and in the case of tobramycin more rapid initial bacterial killing up to 6 h. These effects could not be related to either fosfomycin or tobramycin MICs. Changes in population profiles were noted with ceftolozane/tazobactam alone often after 96 h exposure but such changes were suppressed by fosfomycin and almost abolished by the addition of tobramycin. CONCLUSIONS The addition of either fosfomycin or tobramycin to ceftolozane/tazobactam at simulated human clinically observed concentrations reduced P. aeruginosa bacterial loads and the risk of resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam when strains had ceftolozane/tazobactam MIC values at or above the clinical breakpoint.
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- Marie Attwood
- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Pathology Sciences Building, Phase 2, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Pathology Sciences Building, Phase 2, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Pathology Sciences Building, Phase 2, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Pathology Sciences Building, Phase 2, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Pathology Sciences Building, Phase 2, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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MacGowan AP, Attwood M, Griffin P, Noel A. 617. Pharmacodynamics of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam (C/T) as Monotherapy and in Combination with Tobramycin or Fosfomycin Against P.aeruginosa with C/T MICs at or Above 4mg/L. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background
Ceftolozane (C/T) is widely used in clinical practice to treat difficult and/or multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa). However, clinical data is absent on the use of C/T therapy to treat Pa strains with C/T MICs ≥ 4mg/L, that is outside the wild type population. To address this, we simulated 7-day courses of C/T against 8 strains of Pa C/T MICs 4-64mg/L as monotherapy and in combination with tobramycin (T) or fosfomycin (F) using an in vitro pharmacokinetic model.
Methods
A single compartment dilutional in vitro model was used, volume central chamber 360mL, inoculum 106 CFU/mL. Differing drugs t½ were simulated using add back. Pa strain C/T MICs were 4-64mg/L, T 0.25-8mg/L and F 4-1024mg/L. C/T doses of 2-1g, 8h (Cmax 112-32mg/L, t½ 2.5-1h), T doses 7mg/Kg 24h (Cmax 22mg/L, t½ 2.5h) and F doses 4g 8h (Cmax 250mg/L, t½ 2.5h) were simulated for 7 days. Endpoints were changes in bacterial load (log CFU/ml) and population profiles (growth on C/T containing media at MICx4 and MICx8 concentrations).
Results
C/T alone resulted in rapid clearance of all strains after 4-12h exposure, with the antibacterial effect being poorest with strains with the highest C/T MICs. Regrowth occurred with 7/8 strains after 24-48h, counts reaching 6-8 logs by 7 days. Combination of C/T plus T increased the rate of initial clearance and suppressed regrowth with all strains. Combination of C/T plus F did not increase the rate of initial clearance except in the strains with the highest C/T MICs but resulted in suppression of regrowth with final bacterial counts of 3-4 logs at day 7. Changes in C/T population profiles occurred after 7 days exposure with growth on C/T MICx8 containing media in 6/8 strains exposed to C/T alone, but 0/8 strains exposed to C/T plus T and 1/8 strains exposed to C/T plus F.
Conclusion
Combinations of C/T plus T or F resulted in long term suppression of Pa bacterial load and minimised emergence of resistance in Pa strains with C/T MICs on or just above the epidemiological cut off value (MIC 4mg/L-64mg/L).
Disclosures
Alasdair P. MacGowan, MD, GSK: Grant/Research Support|InfectoPharm: Grant/Research Support|Merck: Advisor/Consultant|Shionogi: Advisor/Consultant|Venatorx: Advisor/Consultant.
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- North Bristol NHS Trust , Bristol, England , United Kingdom
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- North Bristol NHS Trust , Bristol, England , United Kingdom
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- North Bristol NHS Trust , Bristol, England , United Kingdom
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Muller AE, Attwood M, Van den Berg S, Chavan R, Periasamy H, Noel A, MacGowan A. Cefepime pharmacodynamic targets against Enterobacterales employing neutropenic murine lung infection and in vitro pharmacokinetic models. J Antimicrob Chemother 2022; 77:3504-3509. [PMID: 36253951 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Very limited studies, so far, have been conducted to identify the pharmacodynamic targets of cefepime, a well-established fourth-generation cephalosporin. As a result, conventional targets representing the cephalosporin class are used for cefepime target attainment analysis. OBJECTIVES We employed both a neutropenic murine lung infection model and an in vitro pharmacokinetic model (IVPM) to determine cefepime's pharmacodynamic target [percentage of the dosing interval during which unbound drug concentrations remain higher than the MIC (%fT>MIC)] for bacteriostatic and 1 log10 kill effects. METHODS Ten strains with cefepime MICs ranging from 0.03 to 16 mg/L were studied in the lung infection. In the IVPM, five cefepime-resistant strains with cefepime/tazobactam (fixed 8 mg/L) MICs ranging from 0.25 to 8 mg/L were included. Through 24 h dose fractionation, both in lung infection and IVPM (in the latter case, tazobactam 8 mg/L continuous infusion was used to protect cefepime), varying cefepime exposures and corresponding pharmacodynamic effect scenarios were generated to identify the pharmacodynamic targets. RESULTS Using a non-linear sigmoidal maximum-effect (Emax) model, the cefepime's plasma fT>MIC for 1 log10 kill in lung infection ranged from 17% to 53.7% and a combined exposure-response plot yielded 30%. In the case of IVPM, T>MIC ranged from 6.9% to 75.4% with a mean value of 34.2% for 1 log10 kill. CONCLUSIONS Both in vivo and in vitro studies showed that cefepime's pharmacodynamic requirements are lower than generally reported for cephalosporins (50%-70% fT>MIC). The lower requirement for cefepime could be linked with factors such as cefepime's better permeation properties and multiple PBP affinity-driven enhanced bactericidal action.
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- Anouk E Muller
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Wockhardt Research Centre, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Wareham D, Attwood M, Casey AL, Coyne M, Hughes D, Lister M, Nahl J, Perry JD, Henriksen AS, Longshaw C. P43 In vitro activity of cefiderocol and comparators against Gram-negative pathogens: ARTEMIS study in the UK. JAC Antimicrob Resist 2022. [PMCID: PMC9039995 DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlac004.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objectives Cefiderocol (CFDC) is a novel siderophore cephalosporin approved in Europe for the treatment of infections caused by aerobic Gram-negative (GN) bacteria in adults with limited treatment options. The aim of the ARTEMIS study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of CFDC and comparators against recent clinical isolates collected across five countries in Europe. Here we report susceptibility data from isolates collected in the UK. Methods From January to December 2020, GN clinical isolates were collected from hospitalized patients from all infection sites (excluding the urinary tract). Duplicate isolates of the same species from a single patient were excluded. As a prespecified target, each laboratory collected 75 isolates, with: 20 Klebsiella spp., 20 other Enterobacterales, 20 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 15 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates expected to be included. CFDC susceptibility testing was conducted using disc diffusion (with 30 μg discs) on Mueller–Hinton agar and Sensititre™ broth microdilution (BMD) panels [EUMDROXF; centrally tested at International Health Management Associates (IHMA)]. Susceptibility by disc diffusion was reported using zone diameter breakpoints (BPs) of ≥22 mm (or ≥17 mm for A. baumannii isolates, corresponding to MIC values below the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic BPs of ≤2 mg/L). Comparator susceptibility was determined using custom research use only Sensititre™ BMD panels (CMP2SHIH) according to the EUCAST method for BMD. Antimicrobial susceptibility was interpreted according to EUCAST clinical BPs (v.11 2021). Results In total, 517 isolates were collected from nine UK hospitals, of which: 308 (59.6%) were Enterobacterales [including 147 (28.4%) Klebsiella spp.], 148 (28.6%) were P. aeruginosa and 33 (6.4%) were A. baumannii. The most common sites of infection were bloodstream (n = 245; 47.4%), respiratory tract (n = 158; 30.6%) and skin (n = 59; 11.4%). A high percentage of Enterobacterales (90.2%), P. aeruginosa (96.6%) and A. baumannii (96.9%) isolates were susceptible to CFDC by disc diffusion. By central laboratory testing (MIC), 99.0% of Enterobacterales, 99.3% of P. aeruginosa and 93.9% of A. baumannii isolates were susceptible to CFDC. High susceptibility rates (>85%) were also observed for all comparator agents (Table 1). A total of 32/517 (6.2%) isolates were carbapenem resistant, the majority of which (22/32, 68.8%) were susceptible to CFDC by disc diffusion. Conclusions Among clinical GN isolates collected from UK hospitals in 2020, a high percentage (98.6%), including carbapenem-resistant isolates, were susceptible to CFDC by BMD. These data support the use of CFDC in patients with GN infections and limited treatment options. The differences identified between EUCAST disc diffusion and BMD using Sensititre™ panels for CFDC highlight that disc diffusion underestimates Enterobacterales susceptibility to CFDC, which is mainly a result of the area of technical uncertainty (where isolates with MIC of 2 mg/L have a zone diameter of <22 mm and are characterized as resistant). This requires further investigation to explore whether the EUCAST zone diameter BP is optimal for CFDC disc testing.
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- PK/PD Laboratory, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Scottish Micro Ref Lab (SMiRL), Glasgow, UK
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- Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, Shionogi B.V., London, UK
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MacGowan A, Hamilton F, Bayliss M, Read L, Attwood M, Noel A, Albur M, Grier S, Morley A, Arnold D, Maskell N. Pharmacokinetics of Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Not Requiring Critical Care. Microb Drug Resist 2022; 28:611-612. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Alasdair MacGowan
- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection Sciences, Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Frost JN, Hamilton F, Arnold D, Elvers KT, Shah A, Armitage AE, Milne A, McKernon J, Attwood M, Chen YL, Xue L, Youngs J, Provine NM, Bicanic T, Klenerman P, Drakesmith H, Ghazal P. Evaluation of perturbed iron-homeostasis in a prospective cohort of patients with COVID-19. Wellcome Open Res 2022; 7:173. [PMID: 35935705 PMCID: PMC9307999 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17904.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Marked reductions in serum iron concentrations are commonly induced during the acute phase of infection. This phenomenon, termed hypoferremia of inflammation, leads to inflammatory anemia, but could also have broader pathophysiological implications. In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hypoferremia is associated with disease severity and poorer outcomes, although there are few reported cohorts. Methods: In this study, we leverage a well characterised prospective cohort of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and perform a set of analyses focussing on iron and related biomarkers and both acute severity of COVID-19 and longer-term symptomatology. Results: We observed no associations between acute serum iron and long-term outcomes (including fatigue, breathlessness or quality of life); however, lower haemoglobin was associated with poorer quality of life. We also quantified iron homeostasis associated parameters, demonstrating that among 50 circulating mediators of inflammation IL-6 concentrations were strongly associated with serum iron, consistent with its central role in inflammatory control of iron homeostasis. Surprisingly, we observed no association between serum hepcidin and serum iron concentrations. We also observed elevated erythroferrone concentrations in COVID-19 patients with anaemia of inflammation. Conclusions: These results enhance our understanding of the regulation and pathophysiological consequences of disturbed iron homeostasis during SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Joe N. Frost
- MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
- North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine Unit and Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK
- Clinical Academic Group in Infection and Immunity, St George's Hospital, London, London, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London, London, UK
- Clinical Academic Group in Infection and Immunity, St George's Hospital, London, London, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Project Sepsis, Systems Immunity Research Institute, Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Noel AR, Attwood M, Bowker KE, MacGowan AP. In vitro pharmacodynamics of omadacycline against Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:667-670. [PMID: 33294925 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The pharmacodynamics of omadacycline have been extensively studied against Gram-positive pathogens but less information is available for Gram-negative pathogens. We describe the pre-clinical pharmacodynamics of omadacycline against Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii. METHODS An in vitro dilutional pharmacokinetic model was used. Exposure experiments with fAUC/MIC ratios ranging from 0 to 1200 were performed using five strains of E. coli and five strains of A. baumannii. Reduction in bacterial load and changes in population profiles were measured. RESULTS The fAUC/MIC targets against E. coli for 24 h static and -1 log reduction in load were 25.3 ± 17.2 and 42.7 ± 32.5, respectively. For A. baumannii the fAUC/MIC for 24 h static effect was 108.1 ± 38.6. Changes in population profiles were observed for E. coli at fAUC/MIC ratios of ≤200 and for A. baumannii up to 1200. MICs were increased 2-32 fold. CONCLUSIONS fAUC/MIC targets for A. baumannii are greater than for E.coli and changes in population profiles more likely. E. coli fAUC/MIC targets align with in vivo data and will be useful in determining omadacycline dosing for this pathogen.
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- A R Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Severn Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Severn Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Severn Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Severn Pathology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Arnold DT, Attwood M, Barratt S, Morley A, Elvers KT, McKernon J, Donald C, Oates A, Noel A, MacGowan A, Maskell NA, Hamilton FW. Predicting outcomes of COVID-19 from admission biomarkers: a prospective UK cohort study. Emerg Med J 2021; 38:543-548. [PMID: 34021028 PMCID: PMC8206177 DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION COVID-19 has an unpredictable clinical course, so prognostic biomarkers would be invaluable when triaging patients on admission to hospital. Many biomarkers have been suggested using large observational datasets but sample timing is crucial to ensure prognostic relevance. The DISCOVER study prospectively recruited patients with COVID-19 admitted to a UK hospital and analysed a panel of putative prognostic biomarkers on the admission blood sample to identify markers of poor outcome. METHODS Consecutive patients admitted to hospital with proven or clinicoradiological suspected COVID-19 were consented. Admission bloods were extracted from the clinical laboratory. A panel of biomarkers (interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), Krebs von den Lungen 6, troponin, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, B-type natriuretic peptide, procalcitonin) were performed in addition to routinely performed markers (C reactive protein (CRP), neutrophils, lymphocytes, neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio). Age, National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), CURB-65 and radiographic severity score on initial chest radiograph were included as comparators. All biomarkers were tested in logistic regression against a composite outcome of non-invasive ventilation, intensive care admission or death, with area under the curve (AUC) (figures calculated). RESULTS 187 patients had 28-day outcomes at the time of analysis. CRP (AUC: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.59 to 0.78), lymphocyte count (AUC: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.53 to 0.72) and other routine markers did not predict the primary outcome. IL-6 (AUC: 0.77, 0.65 to 0.88) and suPAR (AUC: 0.81, 0.72 to 0.88) showed some promise, but simple clinical features alone such as NEWS2 score (AUC: 0.70, 0.60 to 0.79) or age (AUC: 0.70, 0.62 to 0.77) performed nearly as well. DISCUSSION Admission blood biomarkers have only moderate predictive value for predicting COVID-19 outcomes, while simple clinical features such as age and NEWS2 score outperform many biomarkers. IL-6 and suPAR had the best performance, and further studies should focus on the additive value of these biomarkers to routine care.
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- David T Arnold
- Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Institute Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Biochemistry, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Noel AR, Attwood M, Bowker KE, MacGowan AP. The pharmacodynamics of minocycline alone and in combination with rifampicin against Staphylococcus aureus studied in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model of infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:1840-1844. [PMID: 33975336 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tetracyclines are widely used as oral therapy of MRSA infection, however, the pharmacodynamic underpinning is absent. OBJECTIVES We employed an in vitro pharmacokinetic model to study the pharmacodynamics of minocycline alone and in combination with rifampicin. METHODS An exposure-ranging design was used to establish fAUC/MIC targets for static, -1 log drop and -2 log drop effects against Staphylococcus aureus for minocycline and in combination with rifampicin. We then simulated 7-10 day human dosing of minocycline and the combination. RESULTS The minocycline fAUC/MIC for 24 h static effect and -1 log drop in bacterial load were 12.5 ± 7.1 and 23.3 ± 12.4. fAUC/MIC targets for static and -1 log drop were greater at 48 and 72 h. The addition of simulated free rifampicin associated with dosing 300 mg q12h reduced the 24 h minocycline fAUC/MICs. Simulations performed over 7-10 days exposure indicated that for minocycline standard human doses there was a 1-3 log reduction in viable count and no changes in population profiles. Addition of rifampicin resulted in larger reductions in staphylococcal load but emergence of resistance to rifampicin. There was no resistance to minocycline. CONCLUSIONS An fAUC/MIC minocycline target of 12-36 is appropriate for S. aureus. Addition of rifampicin decreases bacterial load but results in emergence of resistance to rifampicin. Unusually, there was no emergence of resistance to minocycline.
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- A R Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building-Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building-Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building-Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building-Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Arnold DT, Donald C, Lyon M, Hamilton FW, Morley AJ, Attwood M, Dipper A, Barratt SL. Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) as a marker for disease severity and persistent radiological abnormalities following COVID-19 infection at 12 weeks. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249607. [PMID: 33914762 PMCID: PMC8084211 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Acute presentations of COVID-19 infection vary, ranging from asymptomatic carriage through to severe clinical manifestations including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Longer term sequelae of COVID-19 infection includes lung fibrosis in a proportion of patients. Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) is a mucin like glycoprotein that has been proposed as a marker of pulmonary epithelial cell injury. We sought to determine whether KL-6 was a marker of 1) the severity of acute COVID-19 infection, or 2) the persistence of symptoms/radiological abnormalities at medium term follow up. METHODS Prospective single centre observational study. RESULTS Convalescent KL-6 levels were available for 93 patients (male 63%, mean age 55.8 years) who attended an 12-week follow up appointment after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19. For 67 patients a baseline KL-6 result was available for comparison. There was no significant correlations between baseline KL-6 and the admission CXR severity score or clinical severity NEWS score. Furthermore, there was no significant difference in the baseline KL-6 level and an initial requirement for oxygen on admission or the severity of acute infection as measured at 28 days. There was no significant difference in the 12-week KL-6 level and the presence or absence of subjective breathlessness but patients with abnormal CT scans at 12 weeks had significantly higher convalescent KL-6 levels compared to the remainder of the cohort (median 1101 IU/ml vs 409 IU/ml). CONCLUSIONS The association between high KL-6 levels at 12 weeks and persisting CT abnormalities (GGO/fibrosis), is a finding that requires further exploration. Whether KL-6 may help differentiate those patients with persisting dyspnoea due to complications rather than deconditioning or dysfunctional breathing alone, is an important future research question.
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- David T. Arnold
- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Interstitial Lung Disease Service, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Bristol Interstitial Lung Disease Service, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Mankelow TJ, Singleton BK, Moura PL, Stevens-Hernandez CJ, Cogan NM, Gyorffy G, Kupzig S, Nichols L, Asby C, Pooley J, Ruffino G, Hosseini F, Moghaddas F, Attwood M, Noel A, Cooper A, Arnold DT, Hamilton F, Hyams C, Finn A, Toye AM, Anstee DJ. Blood group type A secretors are associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 cardiovascular disease complications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 2:175-187. [PMID: 34124710 PMCID: PMC8176350 DOI: 10.1002/jha2.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19, an infection capable of causing severe disease and death but which can also be asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic. We investigated whether ABO blood group or secretor status was associated with COVID-19 severity. We investigated secretor status because expression of ABO glycans on secreted proteins and non-erythroid cells are controlled by a fucosyltransferase (FUT2), and inactivating FUT2 mutations result in a non-secretor phenotype which protects against some viral infections. Data combined from healthcare records and our own laboratory tests (n = 275) of hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction positive patients confirmed higher than expected numbers of blood group A individuals compared to O (RR = 1.24, CI 95% [1.05, 1.47], p = 0.0111). There was also a significant association between group A and COVID-19-related cardiovascular complications (RR = 2.56, CI 95% [1.43, 4.55], p = 0.0011) which is independent of gender. Molecular analysis revealed that group A non-secretors are significantly less likely to be hospitalized than secretors. Testing of convalescent plasma donors, among whom the majority displayed COVID-19 symptoms and only a small minority required hospitalization, group A non-secretors were slightly over-represented. Our findings showed that group A non-secretors are not resistant to infection by SARS-CoV-2, but are more likely to experience a less severe form of associated disease.
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- Tosti J Mankelow
- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK
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- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine Department of Medicine (MedH) Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK.,School of Biochemistry Biomedical Sciences Building University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK.,School of Biochemistry Biomedical Sciences Building University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK.,Population Health Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Acute Medical Unit, Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK.,Academic Respiratory Unit Southmead Hospital North Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK.,Population Health Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Cellular and Molecular Medicine Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol Bristol UK.,Population Health Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK.,Bristol Vaccine Centre University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK.,School of Biochemistry Biomedical Sciences Building University of Bristol Bristol UK
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- Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS) NHSBT, Filton Bristol UK.,NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Red Cell Products Bristol UK.,School of Biochemistry Biomedical Sciences Building University of Bristol Bristol UK
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MacGowan A, Hamilton F, Bayliss M, Read L, Attwood M, Noel A, Grier S, Morley A, Arnold D, Maskell N. Hydroxychloroquine serum concentrations in non-critical care patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2021; 24:178-179. [PMID: 33460844 PMCID: PMC7837326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Alasdair MacGowan
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation (BCARE), Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Second Floor, Learning & Research Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Second Floor, Learning & Research Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, Second Floor, Learning & Research Building, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Arnold DT, Hamilton FW, Milne A, Morley AJ, Viner J, Attwood M, Noel A, Gunning S, Hatrick J, Hamilton S, Elvers KT, Hyams C, Bibby A, Moran E, Adamali HI, Dodd JW, Maskell NA, Barratt SL. Patient outcomes after hospitalisation with COVID-19 and implications for follow-up: results from a prospective UK cohort. Thorax 2020; 76:399-401. [PMID: 33273026 PMCID: PMC7716340 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
The longer-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection are uncertain. Consecutive patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were prospectively recruited to this observational study (n=163). At 8-12 weeks postadmission, survivors were invited to a systematic clinical follow-up. Of 131 participants, 110 attended the follow-up clinic. Most (74%) had persistent symptoms (notably breathlessness and excessive fatigue) and limitations in reported physical ability. However, clinically significant abnormalities in chest radiograph, exercise tests, blood tests and spirometry were less frequent (35%), especially in patients not requiring supplementary oxygen during their acute infection (7%). Results suggest that a holistic approach focusing on rehabilitation and general well-being is paramount.
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- David T Arnold
- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Medicines Discovery Institute Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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Hamilton F, Muir P, Attwood M, Vipond ANB, Hopes R, Moran E, Maskell N, Warwick D, Albur M, Turner J, MacGowan A, Arnold D. Kinetics and performance of the Abbott architect SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody assay. J Infect 2020; 81:e7-e9. [PMID: 32739487 PMCID: PMC7391977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Fergus Hamilton
- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, BS10 5NB, UK; Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
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- Department of Virology, South West Regional Laboratory, Public Health England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Virology, South West Regional Laboratory, Public Health England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
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- Research Department, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Department of Virology, South West Regional Laboratory, Public Health England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Road, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, UK; Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, UK
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MacGowan A, Attwood M, Bowker K, Noel A. Comment on: Cefepime/sulbactam as an enhanced antimicrobial combination therapy for the treatment of MDR Gram-negative infections. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 75:2711-2712. [PMID: 32417900 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Alasdair MacGowan
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Noel AR, Bowker KE, Attwood M, MacGowan AP. Antibacterial effect of imipenem/relebactam on aerobic Gram-negative bacilli: in vitro simulations of 7 or 14 day human exposures. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 74:1945-1951. [PMID: 31220257 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We assessed the antibacterial effect of human simulations of dosing with imipenem/relebactam (with or without amikacin) on Enterobacteriaceae or Pseudomonas aeruginosa over 7 or 14 day antibiotic exposures. METHODS An in vitro pharmacokinetic model was used to assess changes in bacterial load and population profiles. RESULTS Imipenem/relebactam produced an initial >4 log drop in viable counts followed by suppression for 7 days for Enterobacteriaceae whether the strain was WT, produced KPC enzymes or produced an AmpC enzyme with porin loss. Similarly, with the P. aeruginosa strains, there was an initial >4 log clearance over the first 24 h irrespective of whether the strain was WT, hyperexpressed AmpC or had OprD mutation with porin loss. However, with three of four strains there was modest regrowth over the 7 days. There were no changes in imipenem/relebactam MICs over the 7 days. Addition of amikacin in 7 day simulations resulted in more suppression of pseudomonal growth. In 14 day simulations with P. aeruginosa there was regrowth to 8 log10 by 14 days with imipenem/relebactam alone and associated increases in MICs. Addition of amikacin resulted in clearance from the model and prevented changes in population profiles. CONCLUSIONS Imipenem/relebactam was highly effective at reducing the bacterial load of Enterobacteriaceae and there was no emergence of resistance. Against P. aeruginosa, the initial bacterial burden was also rapidly reduced, but there was subsequent regrowth, especially after 7 days of exposure. Addition of amikacin increased the clearance of P. aeruginosa and prevented emergence of resistance.
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- Alan R Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building - Phase 2, Science Quarter, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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Noel A, Attwood M, Bowker K, MacGowan A. The pharmacodynamics of fosfomycin against Staphylococcus aureus studied in an in vitro model of infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2020; 56:105985. [PMID: 32330585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The pharmacodynamics of intravenous fosfomycin have not been described for Gram-positive pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). This paper described the dominant pharmacodynamic index for fosfomycin against S. aureus and its size for antibacterial effect. METHODS A single-compartment dilutional in vitro pharmacokinetic model was used to provide fosfomycin exposures against S. aureus, three methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), two methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA); fosfomycin MICs were 2 mg/L (one strain), 4 mg/L (one strain), 8 mg/L (two strains) and 16 mg/L (one strain). For all simulations, a fosfomycin half-life of 2.5 hours was modelled. Cmax/MICs from 0-74.8, AUC/MICs from 0-750 and T>MIC 0-100% were simulated. The primary end-points were changes in bacterial load after 24 hours and changes in population profiles after 48 hours. RESULTS Log AUC/MIC R2 = 0.55 and log Cmax/MIC R2 = 0.66 were related to S. aureus log reduction in viable count at 24 hours; T>MIC was poorly related. Cmax/MIC for a 24 hour static, -1 log drop and -2 log drop were 3.0 ± 1.7, 4.6 ± 2.4 and 6.6 ± 3.8, respectively. AUC/MIC for a 24 hour static, -1 log drop and -2 log drop were 26.4 ± 11.8, 42.8 ± 21.8 and 66.6 ± 39.1. Emergence of resistance as indicated by > 2 log growth on MICx8 recovery media was maximal at AUC/MIC ratios of 10-40 and was suppressed at AUC/MIC ratios of ≥ 250. CONCLUSIONS The dominant pharmacodynamic index for fosfomycin against S. aureus was Cmax/MIC in terms of reduction of bacterial load and AUC/MIC in terms of suppressing emergence of resistance. AUC/MIC ratios of 20-75 were associated with a -1 log reduction in bacterial load and AUC/MIC of 10-40 maximally increased emergence of resistance.
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- Alan Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK.
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Noel AR, Attwood M, Bowker KE, MacGowan AP. Pharmacodynamics of aztreonam against Escherichia coli and Klebsiella oxytoca: defining pharmacodynamic targets. J Antimicrob Chemother 2020; 75:772-773. [PMID: 31848597 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- A R Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Infection Sciences, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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Noel AR, Bowker KE, Attwood M, MacGowan AP. Antibacterial effect of ceftolozane/tazobactam in combination with amikacin against aerobic Gram-negative bacilli studied in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model of infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 73:2411-2417. [PMID: 30020472 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Objectives To use a pre-clinical infection model to assess the antibacterial effect of human simulations of dosing with ceftolozane/tazobactam (with or without amikacin) or meropenem against Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods An in vitro pharmacokinetic model was used to assess changes in bacterial load and profiles after exposure to mean human serum concentrations over 168 h. Changes in area under the bacterial kill curve (AUBKC; log cfu/mL·h) and growth on 4 × MIC recovery plates were the co-primary outcome measures. Results Simulations of ceftolozane/tazobactam at 1 g/0.5 g or 2 g/1 g q8h or meropenem 2 g q8h all produced a >4 log reduction in bacterial load of Escherichia coli. Meropenem had smaller AUBKC values, indicating greater reduction in bacterial load than ceftolozane/tazobactam. Meropenem was also more effective than ceftolozane/tazobactam against Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. All regimens were equally effective in reducing P. aeruginosa bacterial load measured by AUBKC but growth on 4 × MIC recovery plates and changes in population profiles were only seen with meropenem. Addition of amikacin at 15 mg/kg q24h or 7.5 mg/kg q12h to 2 g/1 g of ceftolozane/tazobactam produced greater reductions in bacterial load but generated changes in amikacin population profiles with the 7.5 mg/kg q12h amikacin simulation. Conclusions The doses of ceftolozane/tazobactam simulated were highly effective in reducing the bacterial load of E. coli (MIC ≤0.25 mg/L), but less so for K. pneumoniae (MIC 4 mg/L). For both species, meropenem produced an overall greater reduction in pathogen load. Ceftolozane/tazobactam and meropenem were equally effective as monotherapy against P. aeruginosa but emergence of resistance occurred with meropenem. Addition of amikacin to ceftolozane/tazobactam reduced the bacterial load of P. aeruginosa at the expense of emergence of resistance to amikacin.
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- Alan R Noel
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Infection Sciences, Pathology Sciences Building Phase 2, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Bowker KE, Noel AR, Tomaselli S, Attwood M, MacGowan AP. Pharmacodynamics of inhaled amikacin (BAY 41-6551) studied in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model of infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018; 73:1305-1313. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- Karen E Bowker
- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), Severn Infection Sciences Partnership, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), Severn Infection Sciences Partnership, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), Severn Infection Sciences Partnership, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), Severn Infection Sciences Partnership, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation (BCARE), Severn Infection Sciences Partnership, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK
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Dolatshad H, Pellagatti A, Fernandez-Mercado M, Yip BH, Malcovati L, Attwood M, Przychodzen B, Sahgal N, Kanapin AA, Lockstone H, Scifo L, Vandenberghe P, Papaemmanuil E, Smith CWJ, Campbell PJ, Ogawa S, Maciejewski JP, Cazzola M, Savage KI, Boultwood J. Disruption of SF3B1 results in deregulated expression and splicing of key genes and pathways in myelodysplastic syndrome hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Leukemia 2015; 29:1798. [PMID: 26242354 PMCID: PMC5780642 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pitts J, Holloway I, Holloway J, Attwood M, Percy D, Kooij L. Experiences and career intentions of general practice registrars from The Netherlands. Med Educ 1998; 32:613-621. [PMID: 10211251 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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For some years prospective general practitioners (GPs) from the Netherlands have come to Britain to complete their training. Not all report enjoying their time here, and many leave this country after training. The aim of this study was to examine reasons for coming to Britain, experiences, perceptions and career intentions. The sample consisted of 14 general practice registrars working in their practice year in Southern England. Data were collected through in-depth semistructured interviews and analysed by thematic qualitative analysis. The main reasons for training in this country were easier access, a quicker route to specialization and the quality of training provided. Most had positive professional and personal experiences and saw the British system of training GPs as up to date and supportive of their educational and professional needs. They highlighted some of the positive aspects of the British system, such as the emphasis on teamwork and collaboration with other primary care professionals. They did, however, point out problems and conflicts; for instance, they saw the health care system in Britain as more bureaucratic and as providing unequal access for different groups of the population. Despite their fear of litigation, which they saw as one of the drawbacks for British general practitioners, most looked favourably on the option of staying in or returning to this country if possible. All registrars valued their stay in Britain; however, personal circumstances often dictated a return to Holland. Our findings have implications for manpower planning and recruitment for general practice in both Britain and Holland.
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- J Pitts
- Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, UK
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Attwood M, Hewitt I, Key P. The loneliness of the long-distance manager. Health Serv Manage 1992; 88:21-3. [PMID: 10122740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Many top managers have been tempted to neglect their own development in the face of massive work agendas. The experiences of 12 senior NHS managers, who were involved in a project designed and implemented by the NHS Training Directorate (NHSTD), bear this out, as Margaret Attwood and colleagues discuss.
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Attwood M. EMS instruction: the teaching interview. Emerg Med Serv 1985; 14:52, 54-6. [PMID: 10271775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Attwood M, Boyum P. Using learning contracts for EMT instruction. Emerg Med Serv 1983; 12:54-5. [PMID: 10260784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Attwood M. An interdisciplinary teacher education experience. Nurs Outlook 1978; 26:321-4. [PMID: 247359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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