ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF CLINICAL ISOLATES OF ACINETOBACTER-BAUMANNII FROM SINGAPORE

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KUAH, BG
KUMARASINGHE, G
DORAN, J
CHANG, HR
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[1] NATL UNIV SINGAPORE,FAC MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,SINGAPORE 0511,SINGAPORE
[2] NATL UNIV SINGAPORE,DEPT LAB MED,DIV MICROBIOL,SINGAPORE 0511,SINGAPORE
[3] MEDITEST SWITZERLAND PTE LTD,SINGAPORE 0927,SINGAPORE
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10.1128/AAC.38.10.2502
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The in vitro activities of 17 antimicrobial agents alone or in combination against 70 clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from Singapore were determined by broth microdilution. The MICs of amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, and piperacillin for 90% of the strains were greater than or equal to 128 mu g/ml. Addition of sulbactam to ampicillin produced improved activity, whereas adding tazobactam to piperacillin did not. The MICs of amikacin, ciprofloxacin, and imipenem for 90% of the strains were 32, 32, and 16 mu g/ml, respectively.
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