In vitro and in vivo activities of amikacin, cefepime, amikacin plus cefepime, and imipenem against an SHV-5 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Apr;45(4):1287-91. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.4.1287-1291.2001.

Abstract

The in vitro and in vivo effectiveness of amikacin, cefepime, and imipenem was studied using a high inoculum of an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strain. An in vitro susceptibility test at the standard inoculum predicted the in vivo outcome of amikacin or imipenem while it did not do so for cefepime due to the inoculum effect.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amikacin / pharmacokinetics
  • Amikacin / pharmacology
  • Amikacin / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Cefepime
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacokinetics
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / pharmacokinetics
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / pharmacology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Imipenem / pharmacokinetics
  • Imipenem / pharmacology
  • Imipenem / therapeutic use*
  • Kinetics
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy*
  • Klebsiella Infections / metabolism
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Survival Analysis
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Imipenem
  • Cefepime
  • Amikacin
  • beta-lactamase SHV-5
  • beta-Lactamases