Determination of Activities of Levofloxacin, Alone and Combined with Gentamicin, Ceftazidime, Cefpirome, and Meropenem, against 124 Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Checkerboard and Time-Kill Methodology
1998 ◽
Vol 42
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pp. 953-955
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ABSTRACT A total of 124 Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were tested for synergy between levofloxacin and cefpirome, ceftazidime, gentamicin, and meropenem. Checkerboards yielded synergistic fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) indices (≤0.5) with 25 of 496 possible combinations. All other FIC indices were >0.5 to 2 (additive or indifferent), with no antagonism. Time-kill studies with 12 strains showed that levofloxacin (0.06 to 0.5 μg/ml) was synergistic with cefpirome, ceftazidime, gentamicin, and meropenem in 10, 9, 4, and 11 strains, respectively.
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Vol 42
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