Toward Harmonization of Voriconazole CLSI and EUCAST Breakpoints for Candida albicans Using a Validated in Vitro Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model

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  • Maria Ioanna Beredaki
  • Panagiota Christina Georgiou
  • Maria Siopi
  • Lamprini Kanioura
  • David Andes
  • Arendrup, Maiken Cavling
  • Johan W. Mouton
  • Joseph Meletiadis

CLSI and EUCAST susceptibility breakpoints for voriconazole and Candida albicans differ by one dilution (0.125 and 0.06 mg/liter, respectively) whereas the epidemiological cutoff values for EUCAST (ECOFF) and CLSI (ECV) are the same (0.03 mg/liter). We therefore determined the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) breakpoints of voriconazole against C. albicans for both methodologies with an in vitro PK/PD model, which was validated using existing animal PK/PD data. Four clinical wild-type and non-wild-type C. albicans isolates (voriconazole MICs, 0.008 to 0.125 mg/liter) were tested in an in vitro PK/PD model. For validation purposes, mouse PK were simulated and in vitro PD were compared with in vivo outcomes. Human PK were simulated, and the exposure-effect relationship area under the concentration-time curve for the free, unbound fraction of a drug from 0 to 24 h (fAUC0-24)/MIC was described for EUCAST and CLSI 24/48-h methods. PK/PD breakpoints were determined using the fAUC0-24/MIC associated with half-maximal activity (EI50) and Monte Carlo simulation analysis. The in vitro 24-h PD EI50 values of voriconazole against C. albicans were 2.5 to 5 (1.5 to 17) fAUC/MIC. However, the 72-h PD were higher at 133 (51 to 347) fAUC/MIC for EUCAST and 94 (35 to 252) fAUC/MIC for CLSI. The mean (95% confidence interval) probability of target attainment (PTA) was 100% (95 to 100%), 97% (72 to 100%), 83% (35 to 99%), and 49% (8 to 91%) for EUCAST and 100% (97 to 100%), 99% (85 to 100%), 91% (52 to 100%), and 68% (17 to 96%) for CLSI for MICs of 0.03, 0.06, 0.125, and 0.25 mg/liter, respectively. Significantly,95% PTA values were found for EUCAST/CLSI MICs of0.03 mg/liter. For MICs of 0.06 to 0.125 mg/liter, trough levels 1 to 4 mg/liter would be required to attain the PK/PD target. A PK/PD breakpoint of C. albicans voriconazole at the ECOFF/ECV of 0.03 mg/liter was determined for both the EUCAST and CLSI methods, indicating the need for breakpoint harmonization for the reference methodologies.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere00170
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume64
Issue number6
ISSN0066-4804
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Antifungal susceptibility testing, Breakpoints, Candida albicans, Clsi, Eucast, Pk/pd, Susceptibility breakpoints, Voriconazole

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