The Use of a Combination Antibiogram to Assist with the Selection of Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Dec;36(12):1458-60. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.196. Epub 2015 Aug 27.

Abstract

Combination antibiograms can be used to evaluate organism cross-resistance among multiple antibiotics. As combination therapy is generally favored for the treatment of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), combination antibiograms provide valuable information about the combination of antibiotics that achieve the highest likelihood of adequate antibiotic coverage against CPE.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems