Synergistic activity of fosfomycin–meropenem and fosfomycin–colistin against carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: an in vitro evidence
Aim: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of fosfomycin–meropenem and fosfomycin–colistin combinations against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp). Methods: A total of 50 CR-Kp isolates recovered from blood cultures were included in this study. All the CR-Kp isolates were screened f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Future Science OA |
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| Online Access: | https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2019-0074 |
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| Summary: | Aim: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of fosfomycin–meropenem and fosfomycin–colistin combinations against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp). Methods: A total of 50 CR-Kp isolates recovered from blood cultures were included in this study. All the CR-Kp isolates were screened for the presence of carbapenem resistant genes blaIMP. blaVIM. blaNDM. blaOXA-48 like, blaKPC. blaGES.#x00A0;and blaSPM. Combination testing of fosfomycin–meropenem and fosfomycin–colistin were performed using time-kill assay. Results: Fosfomycin–meropenem combination showed synergy in 20% of the tested CR-Kp isolates. While, fosfomycin–colistin exhibited synergy against 16% of the isolates. A total of 68% (n = 34) of CR-Kp isolates were characterised as OXA-48-like producers and 22% (n = 11) as NDM producers. Synergistic activity of these combinations was observed against OXA-48, NDM and NDM + OXA-48 co-producers. Conclusion: Considerable synergistic antibacterial activity of fosfomycin–meropenem and fosfomycin–colistin was not observed against CR-Kp isolates. Therefore, these combinations may not be promising for infections associated with CR-Kp. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5623 |