Publication: Teicoplanin suppresses vegetative clostridioides difficile and spore outgrowth
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2021-08-01
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20796382
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Mahidol University
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Antibiotics. Vol.10, No.8 (2021)
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Suvash Chandra Ojha, Matthew Phanchana, Phurt Harnvoravongchai, Surang Chankhamhaengdecha, Sombat Singhakaew, Puey Ounjai, Tavan Janvilisri Teicoplanin suppresses vegetative clostridioides difficile and spore outgrowth. Antibiotics. Vol.10, No.8 (2021). doi:10.3390/antibiotics10080984 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/76079
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Teicoplanin suppresses vegetative clostridioides difficile and spore outgrowth
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In recent decades, the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has remained high in both community and health-care settings. With the increasing rate of treatment failures and its ability to form spores, an alternative treatment for CDI has become a global priority. We used the microdilution assay to determine minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of vancomycin and teicoplanin against 30 distinct C. difficile strains isolated from various host origins. We also examined the effect of drugs on spore germination and outgrowth by following the development of OD600. Finally, we confirmed the spore germination and cell stages by microscopy. We showed that teicoplanin exhibited lower MICs compared to vancomycin in all tested isolates. MICs of teicoplanin ranged from 0.03-0.25 µg/mL, while vancomycin ranged from 0.5-4 µg/mL. Exposure of C. difficile spores to broth supplemented with various concentrations of antimicrobial agents did not affect the initiation of germination, but the outgrowth to vegetative cells was inhibited by all test compounds. This finding was concordant with aberrant vegetative cells after antibiotic treatment observed by light microscopy. This work highlights the efficiency of teicoplanin for treatment of C. difficile through prevention of vegetative cell outgrowth.