Oral antibiotics for infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms

Scand J Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;43(8):649-51. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2011.572908. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

Abstract

We determined minimum inhibitory concentrations of rifampicin, nitrofurantoin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, and cefdinir, plus a combination of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and cefdinir by broth microdilution for mainly wound isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. E. coli and K. pneumoniae susceptibilities increased by combining amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and cefdinir.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cefdinir
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Nitrofurantoin / pharmacology
  • Rifampin / pharmacology
  • Wound Infection / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Cefdinir
  • Rifampin