title: Colistin efficacy in an experimental model of Acinetobacter baumannii endocarditis.
abstract: The in-vivo activity of colistin was evaluated in an experimental rabbit model of Acinetobacter baumannii endocarditis with a strain susceptible to colistin and intermediate to imipenem. Compared to a control group, colistin was effective (p < 0.05) in bacterial clearance from blood and in the sterilisation of blood cultures, but was not effective in clearing A. baumannii from vegetations. Thus, although colistin may be effective in treating bacteraemia caused by susceptible strains of A. baumannii, it may not be a suitable treatment for endocarditis, perhaps because of poor penetration into vegetations and a low C(max)/MIC ratio in tissue.
authors.affiliation: Service of Emergency and Critical Care, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Hernández
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Mejias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pichardo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cuberos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Curiel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pachón
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003091:Colistin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003091:Colistin