Susceptibility of acinetobacter strains isolated from deployed U.S. military personnel

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Jan;51(1):376-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00858-06. Epub 2006 Oct 16.

Abstract

The susceptibilities of 142 Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex isolates (95 from wounded U.S. soldiers deployed overseas) to 13 antimicrobial agents were determined by broth microdilution. The most active antimicrobial agents (> or =95% of isolates susceptible) were colistin, polymyxin B, and minocycline.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / classification
  • Acinetobacter / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / classification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Colistin / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Military Personnel*
  • Minocycline / pharmacology
  • Polymyxin B / pharmacology
  • United States
  • Warfare

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Minocycline
  • Polymyxin B
  • Colistin