title: In vitro activity of fosfomycin-gentamicin, fosfomycin-ceftazidime, fosfomycin-imipenem and ceftazidime-gentamicin combinations against ceftazidime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: The effects of antimicrobial combinations against ceftazidime-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from hospitalized patients were investigated. Using the checkerboard titration method, combination of fosfomycin-gentamicin, fosfomycin-ceftazidime, fosfomycin-imipenem and ceftazidime-gentamicin was synergistic against 4, 11, 38 and 39% of 22, 18, 29 and 18 strains tested respectively and additive effect of the combinations against the strains tested was 41, 33, 14 and 44%, respectively. Antagonistic effects against the isolates were noted when fosfomycin was combined with gentamicin (27%), ceftazidime (22%) and imipenem (7%). No antagonistic effect was observed in the ceftazidime-gentamicin combination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pornpimol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pruekprasert
authors.forename: Wanutsanun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tunyapanit
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D005578:Fosfomycin; D015378:Imipenem; D002442:Ceftazidime