In vitro Activity of Colistin in Combination with Tigecycline against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Isolated from Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Cikman, Aytekin; Gulhan, Baris; Aydin, Merve; CEYLAN, Mehmet; Parlak, Mehmet; KARAKEÇİLİ, FARUK; KARAGOZ, Alper

doi:10.7150/ijms.11988

In vitro Activity of Colistin in Combination with Tigecycline against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Isolated from Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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Cikman A., Gulhan B., Aydin M., CEYLAN M. R., Parlak M., KARAKEÇİLİ F., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.12, no.9, pp.695-700, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 9
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.7150/ijms.11988
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.695-700
Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant, colistin, tigecycline, ventilator-associated pneumonia, FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS, SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITY, MANAGEMENT, SULBACTAM, INFECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SURVEILLANCE, EFFICACY, RIFAMPIN
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values and in vitro activity of colistin in combination with tigecycline against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) using the E-test method.