Decrease in bacterial load versus resistance selection of pneumococcal subpopulations by beta-lactam physiological concentrations over time: an in vitro pharmacodynamic simulation.

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To investigate beta-lactam effects on Streptococcus pneumoniae-mixed cultures, a computerized pharmacodynamic model simulating over 24-hr concentrations obtained after several beta-lactam regimens was used. Strain 1 (no penicillin binding protein [PBP] mutations) and strain 2 (mutation in pbp1a) were penicillin/amoxicillin susceptible. Strain 3 (mutations in pbp1a, pbp2x, and pbp2b) and strain 4 (mutations in...

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