title: Comparative in vitro activity of cefepime (BMY 28142) against multiresistant nosocomial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: The in vitro activity of a new parenteral cephalosporin cefepime (BMY 28142) was compared with that of ceftazidime, cefotaxime, piperacillin, imipenem, gentamicin, amikacin and ciprofloxacin against 173 recent multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates of nosocomial origin using an agar dilution technique with an inoculum of 10(4) CFU per spot. The activity of cefepime was comparable to that of ceftazidime, superior to that of cefotaxime, piperacillin, gentamicin and amikacin, but inferior to that of imipenem and ciprofloxacin. Cross-resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftazidime and cefepime occurred in nearly 50% of the cefepime resistant strains and 61.5% of the ceftazidime resistant strains respectively.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Propedeutic Medicine, Athens University School of Medicine, Laiko, General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Voutsinas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avlamis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giamarellou
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077723:Cefepime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime