Comparative in vitro bactericidal activity between cefepime and ceftazidime, alone and associated with amikacin, against carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

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作者
Bantar, C [1 ]
Di Chiara, M [1 ]
Nicola, F [1 ]
Relloso, S [1 ]
Smayevsky, J [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Educ Med & Invest Clin Dr Norberto Quirno, Dept Microbiol, RA-1425 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
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10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00156-X
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R51 [传染病];
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Fifteen unique isolates of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were selected for time-kill studies to assess the bactericidal activity of cefepime (CFP) and ceftazidime (CZD) (at 4 and 16 mu g/mL), alone and associated with amikacin (AMK) (4 mu g/mL). CFP proved more active than CZD (p < 0.05, Student's t test). Bactericidal activity after 24-h incubation was only achieved by the combination of CFP (16 mu g/mL) plus AMK. The higher in vitro activity of cefepime over that of ceftazidime against imipenem-resistant P. aeruginosa strains highlights the differences of these drugs beyond Enterobacter spp. and Staphylococcus aureus. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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