Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii against carbapenems, colistin, and tigecycline.
Somily AM, Absar MM, Arshad MZ, Al Aska AI, Shakoor ZA, Fatani AJ, Siddiqui YM, Murray TS. Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii against carbapenems, colistin, and tigecycline. Saudi Medical Journal 2012, 33: 750-5. PMID: 22821309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. baumannii strainsA. baumanniiTherapeutic optionsBaumannii strainsMinimum inhibitory concentrationAcinetobacter baumanniiP. aeruginosaMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaBest therapeutic optionAlternative therapeutic optionMDR A. baumanniiAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsNon-fermenting Gram-negative bacteriaNon-duplicate samplesAntimicrobial agentsPseudomonas aeruginosaSusceptibility patternsE-testBaumanniiColistinTigecyclineAlternative antimicrobial agentsDoripenemCarbapenemsInhibitory concentration