Synergistic interactions between colistin and meropenem against extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from ICU patients

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 670-671

  Vourli, S ^a   Frantzeskaki, F ^a   Meletiadis, J ^a   Stournara, L ^a   Armaganidis, A ^a   Zerva, L ^a   Dimopoulos, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLISTIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 84939975180     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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