title: In vitro activity of ceftazidime combined with NXL104 versus Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates obtained from patients in Canadian hospitals (CANWARD 2009 study).
abstract: The in vitro activity of ceftazidime in combination with NXL104 versus 470 Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates was evaluated using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) broth microdilution methods. Ceftazidime had MIC₉₀s of 8 μg/ml and 32 μg/ml in the presence and absence of NXL104, respectively. Of 25 multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates, the percentages with a ceftazidime MIC of ≤8 μg/ml with and without NXL104 were 60% and 4%, respectively. These data suggest that the ceftazidime-NXL104 combination may prove useful for treating many P. aeruginosa infections.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Centre, Department of Clinical Microbiology, MS673B-820 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A1R9, Canada. awalkty@mts.net
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walkty
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeCorby
authors.forename: P R S
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lagacé-Wiens
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Karlowsky
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hoban
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Zhanel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; C543519:avibactam; D002442:Ceftazidime