• Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents · Dec 2007

    Comparative Study

    Comparative activities of colistin, rifampicin, imipenem and sulbactam/ampicillin alone or in combination against epidemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing OXA-58 carbapenemases.

    • Marie-Francoise Tripodi, Emanuele Durante-Mangoni, Rosaria Fortunato, Riccardo Utili, and Raffaele Zarrilli.
    • Internal Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
    • Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents. 2007 Dec 1; 30 (6): 537-40.

    AbstractThis study evaluated the activity of colistin, rifampicin, imipenem and sulbactam/ampicillin alone or in combination against nine epidemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates producing OXA-58 carbapenemase in Naples, Italy. The isolates were susceptible to colistin but differed in their resistance to imipenem and rifampicin. Time-kill studies showed a bactericidal effect for colistin but not for imipenem, rifampicin or sulbactam/ampicillin used as single agents. Synergism was observed with combinations of rifampicin+imipenem or sulbactam/ampicillin for all isolates and with colistin+rifampicin for isolates showing higher minimum inhibitory concentrations for rifampicin. Combined use of the antimicrobials tested may provide good therapeutic options for OXA-58 carbapenemase-producing A. baumannii infections.

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