In vitro selection of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. by levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin alone and in combination with β-lactams and amikacin | Zendy

Lorenzo Drago | Zendy; Elena De Vecchi | Zendy; L. Nicola | Zendy; Loredana Tocalli | Zendy; Maria Rita Gismondo | Zendy

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In vitro selection of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. by levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin alone and in combination with β-lactams and amikacin

Author(s) -

Lorenzo Drago,

Elena De Vecchi,

L. Nicola,

Loredana Tocalli,

Maria Rita Gismondo

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dki204

Subject(s) - amikacin , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter , levofloxacin , piperacillin , ciprofloxacin , imipenem , cefepime , ceftazidime , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , tazobactam , biology , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , genetics

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin alone and in combination with either ceftazidime, cefepime, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam or amikacin to select for antibiotic-resistant mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp.

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