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DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE  (1997)

Activity of selected ?-lactams, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin against different Acinetobacter baumannii biotypes from Chilean hospitals

Bello, H.; Gonzalez G. ; Dominguez M.; Zemelman R.; Garcia, A.; Mella, S

Keywords: sensitivity, tests, chile, resistance, germany, infections, infection, bacterial, multicenter, estradiol, humans, human, agents, vitro, ceftriaxone, agent, multiple, drug, article, ciprofloxacin, cross, cefotaxime, microbial, techniques, antibiotic, aztreonam, imipenem, acinetobacter, gentamicin, studies, amikacin, study, hospital, derivative, priority, in, nonhuman, journal, Anti-Bacterial, Resistance,, Typing, Anti-Infective, cephalosporin, cefoperazone, ceftazidime, ceftizoxime, biotypology, beta-Lactam, beta-Lactams

Abstract

The activity of some third generation cephalosporins, aztreonam, imipenem, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin against isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii of various biotypes has beet studied. The isolates, independently of the biotype, exhibited a broad multiresistance against cephalosporins. Ceftazidime was the most active and cefoperazone the least active compound. Aztreonam also showed low activity and no imipenem-resistant strains were found. Ciprofloxacin and amikacin were somewhat more active than cephalosporins, but resistant isolates were also frequent. Isolates of Biotypes 9 and 8 exhibited blender multiresistance than those of Biotype 6 and 'other'.

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Título de la Revista: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volumen: 28
Número: 4
Editorial: Elsevier Science Inc.
Fecha de publicación: 1997
Página de inicio: 183
Página final: 186
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