Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2016
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Abstract
Ampicillin-ceftriaxone combination therapy has become a predominant treatment for serious Enterococcus faecalis infections, such as endocarditis. Unfortunately, ceftriaxone use is associated with future vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization. We evaluated E. faecalis in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model against simulated human concentration-time profiles of ampicillin plus ceftaroline, cefepime, ceftriaxone, or gentamicin. Ampicillin-cefepime and ampicillin-ceftaroline demonstrated activities similar to those of ampicillin-ceftriaxone against E. faecalis.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Luther MK, Rice LB, LaPlante KL. 2016. Ampicillin in combination with ceftaroline, cefepime, or ceftriaxone demonstrates equivalent activities in a highinoculum Enterococcus faecalis infection model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 60:3178 –3182. doi: 10.1128/AAC.03126-15.
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.03126-15
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