Susceptibility testing of Leishmania spp. against amphotericin B and fluconazole using the Sensititre™ YeastOne™ YO9 platform.

Susceptibility testing of Leishmania spp. against amphotericin B and fluconazole using the Sensititre™ YeastOne™ YO9 platform.

Kariyawasam, Ruwandi;Challa, Priyanka;Lau, Rachel;Boggild, Andrea K;
BMC infectious diseases 2019 Vol. 19 pp. 593
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Abstract

Current drug regimens for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) include toxic systemic therapies such as amphotericin B (AB) and pentavalent antimonials. Fluconazole (FZ) is a well-tolerated potential oral alternative for the management CL. To date, few objective data exist to guide clinical decision-making when selecting a therapeutic agent a priori, and standardized, clinically-approved drug susceptibility testing platforms for Leishmania spp. have yet to be established. The Sensititre™ YeastOne™ YO9 plate is a commercialized drug susceptibility plate including AB and FZ used for routine testing of non-fastidious yeast. Our objective was to adapt the readily available Sensititre™ YeastOne™ YO9 plate, to determine drug susceptibility profiles of AB and FZ in cultured isolates of Old World and New World Leishmania spp. for the treatment of CL.Promastigotes were cultured in Tobie's medium with Locke's overlay until log phase growth was achieved, inoculated into the Sensititre™ system, and incubated over 96 H. minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined colorimetrically, and promastigote death was assessed by conventional microscopy out to 96- h. Colour change correlated to MIC values.All strains tested exhibited MIC values for FZ that were ≥ 256 μg/mL. New World strains demonstrated reduced susceptibility to AB (0.25 μg/mL - 0.50 μg/mL AB) compared to Old World strains at 0.12 μg/mL AB (p = 0.02). Seventeen (61%) of 28 Viannia isolates versus 82% (27/33) of non-Viannia isolates were resistant at 0.12 μg/mL AB (p = 0.09). For L. V. braziliensis isolates, mean MIC for AB was 0.375 ± 0.14 μg/mL (range 0.25-0.50 μg/mL), while for isolates of L. V. panamensis it was 0.314 ± 0.26 μg/mL (range 0.12-1.0 μg/mL).We adapted the Sensititre™ YeastOne™ YO9 plate for testing of Leishmania spp. susceptibility profiles for commonly used antifungals in the treatment of CL, including AB and FZ. Given its current utility in mycology, optimization of the system for potential clinical implementation in parasitology should be pursued. However evaluation of clinically relevant amastigote-stage stages, and higher concentrations of FZ beyond the upper limit concentration of the Sensititre™ YeastOne™ Y09 plate would be required.

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