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Jonathan W Betts1, Lynette M Phee2, Michael Hornsey3, Neil Woodford4, David W Wareham5.
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We assessed the activity of tigecycline (TGC) combined with colistin (COL) against carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria. Synergy occurred in vitro against the majority of isolates, with the exception of Serratia marcescens. In a simple animal model (Galleria mellonella), TGC-COL was superior (P < 0.01) in treating Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter infections, including those with TGC-COL resistance. Clinical studies are needed to determine whether TGC-COL regimens may be a viable option.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24687491 PMCID: PMC4068506 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02449-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191