Tigecycline-amikacin combination effectively suppresses the selection of resistance in clinical isolates of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

By far, only tigecycline, colistin and some aminoglycosides still show favorable in vitro activities against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. However, rapid emergence of resistance often occurs during long-term treatment in clinic, challenging these last resort antimicrobials. In this study,...

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Main Authors: Wentao Ni, Chuanqi Wei, Chufei Zhou, Jin Zhao, Beibei Liang, Junchang Cui, Rui Wang, Youning Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MPC
MSW
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01304/full