Use of the Hollow-Fiber Infection Model to Measure the Effect of Combination Therapy of Septic Shock Exposures of Meropenem and Ciprofloxacin against Intermediate and Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates

Natalija Karabasevic, Jason A. Roberts, Luke Stronach, Saiyuri Naicker, Steven C. Wallis, Fredrik Sjövall, Fekade Sime

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Abstract

Meropenem-ciprofloxacin combination therapy was compared to the respective monotherapy in a Hollow-Fiber Infection Model against two Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. Following initial kill of ; 5-logs by each monotherapy, rapid regrowth occurred within 24 h, reaching 108 - 1010 CFU/mL at 120 h. In contrast, combination therapy achieved . 5-log kill within 6 h and suppressed bacterial regrowth throughout. The results suggest that meropenem-ciprofloxacin combination may provide significantly enhanced bacterial killing and resistance suppression against P. aeruginosa.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume66
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 May

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  • Biological Sciences

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  • combination therapy
  • Hollow-Fiber Infection Model
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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