In vitro efficiency of the piperacillin/tazobactam combination against inhibitor-resistant TEM- and complex mutant TEM-producing clinical strains of Escherichia coli.
J Antimicrob Chemother
; 66(5): 1052-6, 2011 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We investigated the bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities of piperacillin/tazobactam against 16 clinical Escherichia coli producing inhibitor-resistant TEM ß-lactamases (IRT; 13/16) and complex mutant TEM enzymes (CMT; 3/16).METHODS:
Bacteriostatic activity was evaluated by three methods (disc diffusion, Vitek2 automated system, MIC determination by a microdilution method) and a time-killing study was used to investigate the bactericidal effect against standard (5â×â10(5) cfu/mL) and high inocula (5â×â10(6) cfu/mL).RESULTS:
Piperacillin/tazobactam was bacteriostatic against most of the tested strains (15/16). Using a high inoculum, the piperacillin/tazobactam combination was not bactericidal against the 13 IRT-producing strains and one of the CMT-producing strains (1/3). A loss of bactericidal activity was still observed for seven IRT-producing strains (7/13) with a standard bacterial inoculum (<99.9% killing over 24 h).CONCLUSIONS:
Despite usual in vitro bacteriostatic activity, the piperacillin/tazobactam combination was not bactericidal against most IRT-producing clinical strains of E. coli, especially for the treatment of a high bacterial inoculum. This possible loss of bactericidal effect should be brought to the attention of physicians and may require high dosing regimens for the treatment of severe infections.
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Asunto principal:
Beta-Lactamasas
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Escherichia coli
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Antimicrob Chemother
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM