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In vitro pharmacodynamics of colistin against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2008
Poudyal Anima, Howden Benjamin P, Bell Jan M, Gao Wei, Owen Roxanne J, Turnidge John D, Nation Roger L, Li Jian
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BACKGROUND: Resistance to colistin is emerging in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria and no solid pharmacodynamic data are available for colistin against Klebsiella pneumoniae. METHODS: Twenty-one multidrug-resistant clinical K. pneumoniae isolates from 16 different clinical sites worldwide were employed. The genetic relatedness of these isolates was examined with PFGE. In vitro pharmacodynamic properties...
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