ACTIVITY OF SELECTED BETA-LACTAMS, CIPROFLOXACIN, AND AMIKACIN AGAINST DIFFERENT ACINETOBACTER-BAUMANNII BIOTYPES FROM CHILEAN HOSPITALS

Authors
BELLO H GONZALEZ G DOMINGUEZ M ZEMELMAN R GARCIA A MELLA S
Citation
H. Bello et al., ACTIVITY OF SELECTED BETA-LACTAMS, CIPROFLOXACIN, AND AMIKACIN AGAINST DIFFERENT ACINETOBACTER-BAUMANNII BIOTYPES FROM CHILEAN HOSPITALS, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 28(4), 1997, pp. 183-186
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease → ACNP
ISSN journal
07328893
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
183 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(1997)28:4<183:AOSBCA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The activity of some third generation cephalosporins, aztreonam, imipe nem, ciprofloxacin, and amikacin against isolates of Acinetobacter bau mannii of various biotypes has been studied. The isolates, independent ly of the biotype, exhibited a broad multiresistance against cephalosp orins. Ceftazidime was the most active and cefoperazone tile least act ive compound. Aztreonam also showed low activity and no imipenem-resis tant strains were found. Ciprofloxacin and amikacin were somewhat move active than cephalosporins, but resistant isolates were also frequent . Isolates of Biotypes 9 and 8 exhibited broader multiresistance than those of Biotype 6 and ''other.'' (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.