title: In-vitro susceptibility of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to beta-lactam and aminoglycoside antibiotics.
abstract: The in-vitro susceptibilities of 198 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from clinical human specimens were determined by an agar dilution technique against beta-lactams and aminoglycosides. These isolates were susceptible to imipenem, aztreonam and ceftazidime with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for 90% of the strains tested being 8, 16 and 8 micrograms/ml, respectively. Aminoglycosides, except amikacin, had low activity (MIC90 greater than 128 micrograms/ml).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sofianou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vrenas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doumboyas
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D047090:beta-Lactams
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams