Antimicrobial activity of a novel aminoglycoside, ACHN-490, against Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from New York City
Author(s) -
David Landman,
Paul Kelly,
Martín Bäcker,
Ellappan Babu,
Neil V. Shah,
Simona Bratu,
John Quale
Publication year - 2010
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/dkq459
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , pseudomonas aeruginosa , aminoglycoside , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , polymyxin , acinetobacter , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics
Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa have become a global problem, often leaving the polymyxins as therapeutic agents of last resort. ACHN-490, a next-generation aminoglycoside with activity against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, was examined against clinical isolates of A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa.
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