title: Effect of different beta-lactams in combination with beta-lactamase inhibitors in the presence or absence of tobramycin against some enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.
abstract: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production among members of the family Enterobacteriaceae generally involves resistance to oxyimino-cephalosporins and monobactams, while implying different susceptibility profiles with other antimicrobial agents. We have investigated the activity of some beta-lactam antibiotics, alone or in double and triple combinations with beta-lactamase inhibitors, in the presence or absence of tobramycin (TOB), against some Enterobacteriaceae producing ESBL by means of time-kill curves. Antimicrobials employed were ceftazidime (CAZ), cefotaxime (CTX), TOB, ampicillin (AMP), ampicillin-sulbactam (ASL), amoxicillin (AML), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC), piperacillin (PIP) and piperacillin-tazobactam (TZP), at 1/4 minimum inhibitory concentration for susceptible strains and at achievable serum concentrations for resistant strains. Only the combinations CTX-ASL, CAZ-ASL and PIP-ASL were synergistic, both at 6 and 24 h, on some strains of Klebsiella species.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chemioterapia, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cimbro
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism; D047090:beta-Lactams
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D001618:beta-Lactamases; D014031:Tobramycin