title: Potentiation of the in vitro activity of some antimicrobial agents against selected gram-negative bacteria by EDTA-tromethamine.
abstract: The in vitro synergistic effects of combinations of EDTA-tromethamine and six antimicrobial agents (ampicillin, chloramphenicol, oxytetracycline, streptomycin, nalidixic acid and sulphadimethoxine) on clinically isolated strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli were investigated. The antibacterial activity was assessed from the minimal inhibitory concentration for the antibiotics alone or in combination with EDTA-tromethamine. EDTA-tromethamine potentiated the antibacterial activity of ampicillin, chloramphenicol, oxytetracycline and streptomycin up to four-fold. There were no significant or consistent synergistic effects with nalidixic acid or sulphadimethoxine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Pathology, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Farca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nebbia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Re
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D014325:Tromethamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014325:Tromethamine; D004492:Edetic Acid