title: In vitro combination effects of cefsulodin, moxalactam and cefoperazone with four aminoglycosides on nonfermenting nosocomial gram-negative bacteria.
abstract: The activity of moxalactam, cefsulodin and cefoperazone on 67 non-fermenting gram-negative bacterial strains isolated from patients with nosocomial infections was tested either alone or in combination with gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin and netilmicin, respectively, by use of the checkerboard agar dilution technique. Cefsulodin was most active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cefoperazone was the most active cephalosporin tested against Pseudomonas fluorescens-putida and Acinetobacter antitratus. Cefoperazone-aminoglycoside interactions were found to be synergistic in only 2--5% of all strains, cefsulodin and moxalactam in combination with aminoglycosides were most potent against P. aeruginosa. Cefsulodin-gentamicin interactions were superior to other cephalosporin-amino-glycoside combinations.
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D002438:Cefoperazone; D002441:Cefsulodin; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D002513:Cephamycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009070:Moxalactam
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D002513:Cephamycins; D002438:Cefoperazone; D002441:Cefsulodin; D009070:Moxalactam