title: [In vitro effect of antibiotics against hospital strains of Acinetobacter baumanii].
abstract: A total of 142 Acinetobacter baumanii strains isolated from hospital patients were biotyped according to the scheme of Bouvet and Grimont. Most of the strains belonged to biotype 9 and were highly resistant to antibiotics including cephalosporins and amikacin. Imipenem and ticarcillin were the only drugs having a bactericidal activity against A. baumanii. The combination imipenem-netilmicin and ticarcillin-netilmicin were more rapidly bactericidal than imipenem or ticarcillin alone. No resistant strain to imipenem was isolated.
authors: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Rennes.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Hercouet
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bousser
authors: P Y
authors: PY
authors: Donnio
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Avril
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013982:Ticarcillin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009428:Netilmicin; D015378:Imipenem; D013982:Ticarcillin
vernacular_title: Activité in vitro des antibiotiques sur les souches hospitalières de Acinetobacter baumanii.