An organoselenium compound inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilms on hemodialysis catheters in vivo

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Feb;56(2):972-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.05680-11. Epub 2011 Nov 28.

Abstract

Colonization of central venous catheters (CVCs) by pathogenic bacteria leads to catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). These colonizing bacteria form highly antibiotic-resistant biofilms. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most frequently isolated pathogens in CRBSIs. Impregnating CVC surfaces with antimicrobial agents has various degrees of effectiveness in reducing the incidence of CRBSIs. We recently showed that organoselenium covalently attached to disks as an antibiofilm agent inhibited the development of S. aureus biofilms. In this study, we investigated the ability of an organoselenium coating on hemodialysis catheters (HDCs) to inhibit S. aureus biofilms in vitro and in vivo. S. aureus failed to develop biofilms on HDCs coated with selenocyanatodiacetic acid (SCAA) in either static or flowthrough continuous-culture systems. The SCAA coating also inhibited the development of S. aureus biofilms on HDCs in vivo for 3 days. The SCAA coating was stable and nontoxic to cell culture or animals. This new method for coating the internal and external surfaces of HDCs with SCAA has the potential to prevent catheter-related infections due to S. aureus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / growth & development
  • Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology*
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control
  • Organoselenium Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Renal Dialysis / instrumentation*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Organoselenium Compounds