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[Comparative activity of imipenem, ceftazidime and cefotaxime against Acinetobacter calcoaceticus].

Abstract
The authors compared the in vitro activity of imipenem, ceftazidime and cefotaxime against 100 strains of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus isolated in 1986 and 1987. The minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations (MICs and MBCs) were determined by the agar dilution and broth microdilution methods respectively, with and without 50 per cent of human serum in the medium to evaluate the possible influence of protein binding. Imipenem was the most active of the three drugs against Acinetobacter, including beta-lactamase producing strains. The MICs 50 and 90 of imipenem were 0.18 micrograms/ml and 0.48 micrograms/ml respectively, as opposed to 5.16 and 14.61 micrograms/ml for ceftazidime, 16 and 75.6 micrograms/ml for cefotaxime. No change was noted in the susceptibility of Acinetobacter to imipenem from 1981 to 1987. The geometric mean MIC of imipenem was 0.25 micrograms/ml. Susceptibility remained unchanged for ceftazidime and cefotaxime but the geometric mean MICs were higher, being 7.29 and 22.8 micrograms/ml respectively. Imipenem had the highest bactericidal activity, with a mean MBC/MIC ratio of 1.16. The presence of human serum did not influence the results, due to the low protein binding of all three antibiotics. It is concluded that imipenem is one of the major antibiotics available for the treatment of nosocomial Acinetobacter infections. However, a few resistant strains have recently been isolated, confirming the need for epidemiological surveillance of bacterial resistance to this antibiotic.
AuthorsE Vallée, M L Joly-Guillou, E Bergogne-Berezin
JournalPresse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) (Presse Med) Vol. 19 Issue 13 Pg. 588-91 (Apr 04 1990) ISSN: 0755-4982 [Print] France
Vernacular TitleActivité comparative de l'imipénème, du céfotaxime et de la ceftazidime vis-à-vis d'Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.
PMID2139937 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Imipenem
  • Ceftazidime
  • Cefotaxime
Topics
  • Acinetobacter (drug effects)
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (pharmacology)
  • Cefotaxime (pharmacology)
  • Ceftazidime (pharmacology)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Imipenem (pharmacology)
  • In Vitro Techniques

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