Open AccessSynergistic Effect of Combinations of Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim, and Colistin Against Pseudomonas maltophilia and Pseudomonas cepacia
Author(s) -
CarlErik Nord,
Torkel Wadström,
Bengt Wretlind
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.6.4.521
Subject(s) - sulfamethoxazole , colistin , trimethoprim , pseudomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , pseudomonadaceae , stenotrophomonas maltophilia , pseudomonadales , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics
Eighteen strains ofPseudomonas maltophilia and eight strains ofP. cepacia were tested for susceptibility to sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and colistin in different combinations. A synergistic effect was found against most of the strains.