title: In vitro activity of tigecycline against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates.
abstract: This survey was conducted to evaluate the in vitro activity of tigecycline against 50 isolates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Isolates of A. baumannii were resistant to ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, imipenem, levofloxacin, piperacillin and piperacillin-tazobactam, but were always susceptible to colistin. MICs of tigecycline were determined by E-test in Mueller-Hinton agar. The results of the study showed that 50% of the A. baumannii strains were susceptible to tigecycline.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Servizi Diagnostici ASL CE, Settore di Microbiologia S.G. Moscati Aversa, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Danzi
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000078304:Tigecycline
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline