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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.