Antimicrobial-laden PerOssal beads display in vitro inhibition and killing of extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria associated with conflict wounds in Ukraine
Abstract
Aims: Open fractures sustained in contemporary conflict are associated with high-energy transfer, contamination with resistant bacteria, and delays to surgical care, resulting in high rates of infection. Similar conditions occur in civilian disasters, where crush injuries and overwhelmed healthcare systems prolong the interval to surgical wound excision. Prophylactic systemic antimicrobial regimens may be ineffective due to antimicrobial resistance or limited bioavailability in bone and joint tissues. Local antimicrobial delivery can provide higher drug concentrations within the wound, which may be sufficient to overcome resistance. This route is established in bone and joint infection, although evidence in conflict trauma is lacking. We evaluated the in vitro activity of antimicrobial-laden PerOssal hydroxyapatite and calcium sulphate beads.
Methods: Bacterial isolates from Ukraine isolated from contaminated traumatic wounds were tested, including extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli. The antimicrobial effects of antimicrobial-laden PerOssal beads were assessed by zone-of-inhibition testing and time-kill analysis.
Results: All Gram-negative isolates from Ukraine were resistant to gentamicin, tobramycin, co-amoxiclav, cefazolin, and ciprofloxacin, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) exceeding European Committee on Animicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints.…
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