Effect of achieving bone sterilisation on bone architecture and bone marrow, in an experimental rabbit model of osteomyelitis caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.

Natural history and treatment of bone infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are poorly defined. We evaluated the effect of treatment on the progression of subacute osteomyelitis in a rabbit model. Two isolates were used: a KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and an Escherichia coli harbouring bla Bone marrow modifications induced by local infection were similar between prematurely deceased animals and non-sterilised animals (P = 0.14) but differed significantly from animals that achieved bone sterilisation after treatment (P = 0.04). Conversely, when comparing bone deformity, rabbits who died early (n = 13) had similar bone architecture as those achieving bone sterilisation (P = 0.12), as opposed to those not sterilised after treatment (P = 0.04). After a multivariate logistic regression, bone marrow scale ≤2 was associated with bone sterilisation (P < 0.001), and bone architecture scale ≤2 was associated with bone sterilisation (adjusted odds ratio = 2.7; 95% confidence interval 1.14-6.37) and KPC infection (adjusted odds ratio = 5.1; 95% confidence interval 2.17-12.13). Effective antibacterial treatment reduces bone architecture distortion and bone marrow changes. These variables may be used as proxy for bone sterilisation.

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