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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2016  |  Volume : 36  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 229-233

Antimicrobial activities of cefoperazone-sulbactam in comparison to cefoperazone against clinical organisms from medical centers in Taiwan


1 Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
2 Department of Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center; Department of Health and Nutrition, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, China
3 Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, China
4 National Defense Medical Center, The Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, China
5 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China
6 Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China
7 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China

Correspondence Address:
Ya-Sung Yang
Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
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DOI: 10.4103/1011-4564.196365

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Background: The multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGNBs) have emerged as important pathogens recently. Cefoperazone-sulbactam is active against a great proportion of those MDRGNBs. However, the susceptibilities data of cefoperazone-sulbactam are lacking in Taiwan. Object: This study was conducted to evaluate the susceptibilities data of cefoperazone-sulbactam aganist commonly encountered clinical pathogens in Taiwan. Materials and Methods: 2272 isolates were collected from various clinical specimens from five centers in Taiwan in 2012. The agar dilution method was used to evaluate the susceptibility of the isolated pathogens to cefoperazone and cefoperazone-sulbactam. Result: cefoperazone-sulbactam showed better activity against various GNBs, including MDRGNBs and part of carbapenem-resistant isolates tested compared to cefoperazone alone. Conclusion: Cefoperazone-sulbactam is active against most commonly encountered clinical pathogens, including MDRGNBs and part of carbapenem-esistant A. baumannii complex. It can be a potentially therapeutic agent for treating infections caused by these pathogens in Taiwan.


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