Abstract Background The Clinical 0.2 and including MIC group. Results 80 patients were included: 63 with MIC of ≤ 1 and 17 with MIC of 2-4 mg/L. Majority (91%) were respiratory infections with 48 (60%) of patients being mechanically ventilated, 50 (63%) in the ICU at time of infection, and 35 (44%) were immunosuppressed. There was no difference in characteristics between groups and the Pitt Bacteremia Score was 3 in the MIC ≤ 1 group compared to 4 in the MIC 2-4 group (p=0.938). Treatment failure occurred in 41 (51%): 30 (48%) in the MIC ≤ 1 group and 11 (65%) in the MIC 2-4 group (p=0.328). Mechanical ventilation 30 (73%) vs. 18 (46%); p=0.025, ICU 31 (76%) vs. 19 (49%); p=0.024, and higher median PITT bacteremia score 5 vs. 2; p=0.001 were more common in those who failed compared to those with success. In the multivariable model, MIC 2-4 mg/L was not independently associated with treatment failure [OR 2.26 (95% CI 0.615-8.40; p=0.226). Conclusion In patients who received minocycline for S. maltophilia respiratory and bloodstream infections, treatment failure did not differ between patients who had minocycline MIC of ≤ 1 mg/L compared to 2-4 mg/L. Although the results were not statistically significant, numerically there was a higher percentage of patients who failed treatment that had an MIC of 2-4 mg/L. More data with a larger sample size are needed. Disclosures Nicholas Demenagas, PharmD, Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board
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