Open AccessEfficacy of tigecycline monotherapy versus combination therapy with other antimicrobials against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii sequence type 2 in Heilongjiang Province
Author(s) -
Jiaying Li,
Yanjun Fu,
Jisheng Zhang,
Ying Wang,
Yongxin Zhang,
Xuetong Fan,
Ling Yu,
Yong Wang,
Xiaoli Zhang,
Chunjiang Li
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2019.11.06
Subject(s) - checkerboard , tigecycline , meropenem , acinetobacter baumannii , colistin , medicine , combination therapy , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , carbapenem , antibiotics , pharmacology , biology , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics
Selecting alternative antibiotic combinations as treatment options may help successfully manage carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). This study aimed to determine the synergistic effects of tigecycline (TIG) monotherapy versus combination therapy with other antimicrobials against CRAB.