| Literature DB >> 27527089 |
Derek N Bremmer1, Karri A Bauer1, Stephanie M Pouch2, Keelie Thomas3, Debra Smith3, Debra A Goff1, Preeti Pancholi3, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat4.
Abstract
We tested 76 extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii isolates by the checkerboard method using only wells containing serum-achievable concentrations (SACs) of drugs. Checkerboard results were correlated by time-kill assay and clinical outcomes. Minocycline-colistin was the best combination in vitro, as it inhibited growth in one or more SAC wells in all isolates. Patients who received a combination that inhibited growth in one or more SAC wells demonstrated better microbiological clearance than those who did not (88% versus 30%; P = 0.025). The checkerboard platform may have clinical utility for XDR A. baumannii infections.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27527089 PMCID: PMC5075101 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00981-16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191