Gentamicin-carbenicillin synergy among gentamicin resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Forty-five isolates of gentamicin resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were evaluated for gentamicin-carbenicillin synergy. Only 9 percent (4/45) showed synergy. Of nine isolates with demonstrable zones around a gentamicin disc (8 to 12 mm), none showed a synergistic response. Effective treatment of gentamicin resistant Ps. aeruginosa with gentamicin and carbenicillin should not be assumed without additional test procedures.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of clinical and laboratory science
دوره 12 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982