Ceftolozane/tazobactam sensitivity patterns in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from sputum of cystic fibrosis patients

James D. Finklea, Rita Hollaway, Karen Lowe, Francesca Lee, Jade Le, Raksha Jain

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)75-77
Number of pages3
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume92
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2018

Keywords

  • Antibiotic
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Pseudomonas
  • Susceptibility
  • beta-Lactam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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