Abstract
Ceftolozane/tazobactam is a combination intravenous antibiotic with potentially important activity against drug-resistant Gram-negative organisms. Ceftolozane/tazobactam's in vitro activity was evaluated in 30 samples collected from 23 adult cystic fibrosis patients with extended and pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 2015. Testing results demonstrated that 30% of the isolates were susceptible,13% were intermediate, and 57% were resistant. This suggests that ceftolozane/tazobactam may be a useful antibiotic in carefully selected, multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas isolates.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-77 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- Antibiotic
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pseudomonas
- Susceptibility
- beta-Lactam
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases