Comparative efficacy of human-simulated epithelial lining fluid exposures of tedizolid, linezolid and vancomycin in neutropenic and immunocompetent murine models of staphylococcal pneumonia.

OBJECTIVES

Few antibiotics are approved to treat Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Tedizolid is an oxazolidinone with potent in vitro activity against S. aureus and is currently under investigation for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. Limited data exist on the comparative efficacy of tedizolid versus current first-line treatments vancomycin and linezolid in the compromised host. Our objective was to compare the efficacy of human-simulated epithelial lining fluid (ELF) exposures of tedizolid, linezolid and vancomycin against S. aureus in neutropenic and immunocompetent murine pneumonia models.

METHODS

Eight S. aureus isolates (four MRSA and four MSSA) were studied. Neutropenic and immunocompetent mice were inoculated intranasally with bacterial suspensions of 107 and 109 cfu/mL, respectively, then treated for up to 72 h with model-specific regimens of tedizolid, linezolid and vancomycin simulating human ELF exposures after clinical doses. Mice were sacrificed at 24, 48 or 72 h and changes in log10 cfu/lungs were compared with 0 h controls.

RESULTS

Mean bacterial burdens at 0 h were 5.81 and 8.17 log10 cfu/lungs for neutropenic and immunocompetent mice, respectively, and increased at 24 h in the absence of antibiotic treatment to 7.97 and 9.00 log10 cfu/lungs, respectively. In neutropenic and immunocompetent mice, tedizolid was associated with bacterial density changes of -2.69 ± 0.62 and -3.57 ± 0.88 log10 cfu/lungs at 72 h, respectively. In both models, tedizolid treatment produced greater bacterial reductions than vancomycin and was not statistically significantly different from linezolid.

CONCLUSIONS

Human-simulated ELF exposures of tedizolid demonstrated sustained efficacy in compromised and competent models of pneumonia. Validation of these findings in patients is warranted.