In vivo emergence of resistance to cefiderocol in an XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa and an MDR Citrobacter koseri after prolonged therapy: a case report.

Abstract

The non-fermenters, e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the extended spectrum β-lactamases or carbapenemases producing enterobacteriaceae represent a serious threat for patients admitted in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). News antibiotics have been developed to treat multidrug resistant bacteria. However, treatment emerging resistance has been shown for many of these newest antibiotics. Cefiderocol, a siderophore-antibiotic, has been developed to overcome most of the resistance mechanisms and shows great efficacy against most multi-drug resistant and extensively drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria, including the non-fermenters. We report the case of a patient abundantly treated with antibiotics. He received 158 days of antibiotherapy on 230 hospitalization days, including a six-week course of cefiderocol, in 14 different treatment lines. The patient developed a Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MIC: 8 µg/ml, GES type ESBL) and a Citrobacter koseri (MIC: 16 µg/ml, CTX-M group 9 type class A β-lactamase and a class D OXA-1 oxacillinase) resistant to cefiderocol. This antibiotic should be used with caution to preserve its efficacy, within a strict antimicrobial stewardship program.