Bacterial adhesion in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis. Effect of subinhibitory antibiotic concentrations on streptococcal adhesion in vitro and the development of endocarditis in rabbits.
AUTOR(ES)
Scheld, W M
RESUMO
Bacterial adhesion to the constituents of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is important in the pathogenesis of endocarditis. Subinhibitory concentrations (subMIC) of some antibiotics decrease bacterial adhesion to epithelial cells in vitro. We utilized an in vitro assay system to study the effect of subMIC of various antibiotics on streptococcal adhesion to a fibrin-platelet matrix (simulating NBTE). The results were (a) bacterial adhesion of Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus faecalis to NBTE was significantly reduced by vancomycin, penicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and streptomycin (P less than 0.01 vs. controls) but not rifampin or trimethoprimsulfametrole; (b) the effect was dose-dependent and increased with duration of exposure to antibiotic; (c) reduction in bacterial adhesion did not correlate with altered retention by hydrophobic-interaction chromatography. This reduction in adhesion correlated with a diminished capacity of subMIC exposed Streptococcus sanguis (1/4 vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) X 4 h) to produce endocarditis in vivo. After intravenous inoculation of 10(6) colony-forming units of preincubated organisms into rabbits with traumatized aortic valves, 6 of 22 developed endocarditis vs. 17 of 22 controls (P = 0.03). These results may be relevant to prophylaxis of endocarditis since exposure of bacteria to subMIC of various antibiotics may reduce bacterial adherence both, to mucosal surfaces, and to damaged cardiac valves.
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