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In vitro activity of pentamidine alone and in combination with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains
Author/s | Herrera Espejo, Soraya
Cebrero Cangueiro, Tania Labrador Herrera, Gema Pachón Díaz, Jerónimo Pachón Ibáñez, María Eugenia Álvarez Marín, Rocío |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS) |
Publication Date | 2020-12-09 |
Deposit Date | 2021-02-11 |
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Abstract | Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a public health problem causing both community and hospital-acquired infections, and thus the development of new therapies for these infections is critical. The objective ... Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a public health problem causing both community and hospital-acquired infections, and thus the development of new therapies for these infections is critical. The objective of this study was to analyze in vitro the activity of pentamidine as adjuvant in combinations to antibiotics against seven clinical P. aeruginosa strains. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was determined following standard protocols, and the results were interpreted according to the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints; however, the gentamicin activity was interpreted according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recommendations. The bactericidal in vitro activity was studied at 1×MIC concentrations by time–kill curves, and also performed in three selected strains at 1/2×MIC of pentamidine. All studies were performed in triplicate. The pentamidine MIC range was 400–1600 µg/mL. Four of the strains were MDR, and the other three were resistant to two antibiotic families. The combinations of pentamidine at 1×MIC showed synergistic activity against all the tested strains, except for pentamidine plus colistin. Pentamidine plus imipenem and meropenem were the combinations that showed synergistic activity against the most strains. At 1/2×MIC, pentamidine plus antibiotics were synergistic with all three analyzed strains. In summary, pentamidine in combination with antibiotics showed in vitro synergy against multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa clinical strains, which suggests its possible use as adjuvant to antibiotics for the therapy of infections from MDR P. aeruginosa. |
Project ID. | PI18-01842
RD16 / 0016/0009 2014-2020. T.C C1-0038-2019 RD16 / 0016/0009 JR17 / 00025 |
Citation | Herrera Espejo, S., Cebrero Cangueiro, T., Labrador Herrera, G., Pachón, J., Pachón Ibáñez, M.E. y Álvarez Marín, R. (2020). In vitro activity of pentamidine alone and in combination with antibiotics against multidrug-resistant clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains. Antibiotics, 9 (12), 1-12. |
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