Combination of polymyxin B and meropenem eradicates persister cells from Acinetobacter baumannii strains in exponential growth

J Med Microbiol. 2017 Aug;66(8):1257-1260. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000542. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

Authors

Stephanie W Gallo¹, Carlos Alexandre S Ferreira¹, Sílvia D de Oliveira¹

Affiliation

¹ PUCRS, Faculdade de Biociências, Laboratório de Imunologia e Microbiologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

PMID: 28721845
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000542

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
Acinetobacter baumannii / growth & development*
Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Chronic Disease
Colony Count, Microbial
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Synergism
Humans
Meropenem / pharmacology*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microbial Viability
Polymyxin B / pharmacology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Meropenem
Polymyxin B