Colistin plus meropenem combination is synergistic in vitro against extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, including high-risk clones.

Affiliation

Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital del Mar, Infectious Pathology and Antimicrobials Research Group (IPAR), Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), CEXS-Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and particularly P. aeruginosa high-risk clones, are of growing concern because treatment options are limited. For years, colistin monotherapy has been the only available treatment, but is well known that is not an optimal treatment. A combination of colistin with another antibiotic could be a possible therapeutic option.

Keywords

Colistin,Combination therapy,Meropenem,Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Synergy,