Journal
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 1830-1837Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513496172
Keywords
Acinetobacter baumannii; colistin; combination therapy; eplisometer test; synergistic effect; tigecycline; cefoperazone; sulbactam; piperacillin; tazobactam
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Objective Nosocomial infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is a worldwide problem and treatment options remain controversial. This study investigated the invitro effect of various antibiotic combinations against carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains. Methods Antibiotic susceptibility of A. baumannii strains was analysed. Invitro synergistic efficacy of colistin combined with tigecycline, cefoperazone/sulbactam or piperacillin/tazobactam was tested against carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains. Synergy studies were performed using an eplisometer test-strip method. Results Of the 50 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains tested, 96% were susceptible to colistin and 64% were susceptible to tigecycline. Colistin-tigecycline, colistin-cefoperazone/sulbactam and colistin-piperacillin/tazobactam combinations were found to have synergistic effects against six (12%), two (4%), and one (2%), respectively, of the strains tested. Conclusions Colistin combined with tigecycline, cefoperazone/sulbactam or piperacillin/tazobactam revealed synergistic effects in some carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains. These results, together with the shortage of treatment options and the risk of developing resistance to colistin, suggest that clinicians should use colistin combined with other antibiotics or -lactamase inhibitors when treating carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii infection.
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