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In vitro activity of flomoxef and cefazolin in combination with vancomycin

In-vitro-Aktivität von Flomoxef und Cefazolin in Kombination mit Vancomycin

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207 clinical isolates from strains of patients from the University Children's Hospital of Kiel were investigated for theirin vitro activity with the agar dilution method against flomoxef and cefazolin (alone and partially in combination with vancomycin). Staphylococci were also tested with other cephalosporins (cefoxitin, cefamandole, cefotaxime, cefotetan and latamoxef). Flomoxef and cefazolin always acted more vigorously on staphylococci than the other cephalosporins. Resistance ofStaphylococcus aureus strains against flomoxef and cefazolin did not occur but was found in 15 and 5 of 98Staphylococcus epidermidis strains, respectively.Enterococcus faecalis strains were always resistant against both drugs;Streptococcus faecium strains were only moderately sensitive. Combined testing of flomoxef or cefazolin with vancomycin showed synergism in almost all staphylococcal strains. Synergism was stronger whenS. epidermidis strains were only weakly sensitive to or resistant against flomoxef and cefazolin in comparison to highly sensitive strains. Flomoxef (or cefazolin) acted synergistically in combination with vancomycin onE. faecalis andS. faecium with the exception of two strains ofE. faecalis which showed an additive effect of both drugs.

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Es wurden 227 klinische Isolate von Patienten der Universitäts-Kinderklinik Kiel hinsichtlich ihrer In-vitro-Empfindlichkeit mit dem Agarverdünnungstest gegen Flomoxef und Cefazolin (ohne und teilweise in Kombination mit Vancomycin) untersucht. Bei den Staphylokokkenstämmen wurden auch Cefoxitin, Cefamandol, Cefotaxim, Cefotetan und Latamoxef getestet. Flomoxef und Cefazolin wirkten immer stärker auf Staphylokokken als die anderen Cephalosporine. Gegen Flomoxef und Cefazolin resistenteStaphylococcus aureus-Stämme wurden nicht gefunden. Eine Resistenz vonStaphylococcus epidermidis gegen Flomoxef und Cefazolin kam bei 15 bzw. 5 von 98 Stämmen vor. Die untersuchtenEnterococcus faecalis-Stämme waren gegen Flomoxef und Cefazolin resistent, während die getestetenStreptococcus faecium-Stämme gegen beide Mittel mäßig empfindlich waren. Bei der Kombinationstestung ergab sich bei fast allen Staphylokokken-Stämmen ein Synergismus zwischen Flomoxef (oder Cefazolin) und Vancomycin. Der Synergismus war um so stärker, je schwächer empfindlich dieStaphylococcus epidermidis-Stämme gegen Flomoxef und Cefazolin waren. BeiEnterococcus faecalis undStreptococcus faecium wurde immer ein Synergismus beobachtet außer bei zwei Stämmen, die eine additive Wirkung von beiden Antibiotika zeigten.

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Simon, C., Simon, M. In vitro activity of flomoxef and cefazolin in combination with vancomycin. Infection 19 (Suppl 5), S276–S278 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01645539

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