2448. In vitro Activity of Ceftazidime–Avibactam Against Enterobacteriaceae Causing Intra-abdominal, Urinary Tract and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Collected in Latin America as Part of the INFORM Global Surveillance Program, 2012–2016

BACKGROUND: The dissemination of multi-drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR Eba) threatens the treatment of Gram-negative infections. Ceftazidime–avibactam (CAZ-AVI) is a novel antimicrobial with activity against Eba producing Class A, C and some Class D β-lactamases. This study evaluates the in vitro activity of CAZ-AVI against Eba isolates from urinary tract infections (UTI), intra-abdominal infections (IAI) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) gathered in Latin America (LA) from 2012 to 2016. METHODS: A total of 7,037 non-duplicate Eba were collected from UTI, IAI, or LRTI in 26 sites in 6 countries in LA, as a part of the INFORM surveillance study from 2012 to 2016. Susceptibility testing was by broth microdilution using CLSI 2018 breakpoints. CAZ-AVI was tested with a fixed concentration of 4 µg/mL avibactam. Meropenem nonsusceptibility prompted β-lactamase screening by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS: CAZ-AVI demonstrated potent in vitro activity against Eba from UTIs, IAIs and LRTIs (99.6%, 99.8%, and 99.5% susceptible, respectively). CAZ-AVI was active against colistin-resistant and MDR Eba as well as meropenem-non-susceptible Eba not encoding metallo-β-lactamases (96.5%, 98.4% and 99.4% susceptible, respectively) (table). CONCLUSION: CAZ-AVI exhibited potent in vitro activity against Eba from UTIs, IAIs and LRTIs isolated in Latin America from 2012 to 2016 and provides a vital alternative to colistin and meropenem when MBLs are not present. DISCLOSURES: M. Estabrook, Pfizer, Inc.: Consultant, Consulting fee. IHMA, Inc.: Employee, Salary. K. Kazmierczak, Pfizer Inc.: Consultant, Consulting fee. IHMA, Inc.: Employee, Salary. G. G. Stone, Pfizer Inc.: Employee, Salary. AstraZeneca: Former Employee and Shareholder, Salary. D. Sahm, Pfizer Inc.: Consultant, Consulting fee. IHMA, Inc.: Employee, Salary.