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In vitro responses of Acinetobacter baumannii to two- and three-drug combinations following exposure to colistin and doripenem

  • Louise M. Oleksiuk
  • , M. Hong Nguyen
  • , Ellen G. Press
  • , Cassaundra L. Updike
  • , Jessica A. O'Hara
  • , Yohei Doi
  • , Cornelius J. Clancy
  • , Ryan K. Shields

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Abstract

We compared in vitro killing of colistin, doripenem, and sulbactam by time-kill methods against Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected from patients before and after colistin-doripenem treatment (initial and recurrent isolates, respectively). Colistindoripenem bactericidal activity against recurrent isolates was attenuated (mean log10 kill,-5.74 versus-2.88; P=0.01) but was restored by adding sulbactam. Doripenem MICs rather than colistin MICs correlated with the activity of colistin-doripenem. Among colistin-resistant isolates, colistin-doripenem-sulbactam combinations achieved greater killing than colistin-doripenem alone (-5.65 versus-2.43; P=0.04).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1195-1199
Number of pages5
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Volume58
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02-2014
Externally publishedYes

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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