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Título: | Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of certain combinations of antibiotics against in vitro Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms |
Autor(es): | Gomes, F. I. Teixeira, P. Ceri, Howard Oliveira, Rosário |
Palavras-chave: | Antibiotics susceptibility Biofilm MBECTM assay Staphylococcus epidermidis MBEC assay TM |
Data: | 2012 |
Editora: | Indian Council of Medical Research |
Revista: | Indian Journal of Medical Research |
Resumo(s): | Background & objectives: Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common pathogen associated with infections of surgical implants and other prosthetic devices owing to its adhesion and biofilm-forming ability on biomaterials surfaces. The objective of this study was to compare susceptibilities of biofilmgrown cells to single antibiotic and in combination with others to identify those that were effective against S. epidermidis biofilms. Methods: Biofilms were grown in the MBEC™ assay system. The use of this methodology allowed a rapid testing of an array of antibiotics alone (eight) and in combination (25 double combinations). The antibacterial effect of all treatments tested was determined by colony forming units (cfu) enumeration method. Results: The MBEC™ assay system produced multiple and reproducible biofilms of S. epidermidis. Although none of the antibiotics tested have demonstrated an antimicrobial effect (log reduction >3) against all S. epidermidis isolates biofilms, but combinations containing rifampicin showed in general a broader spectrum namely rifampicin-gentamicin and rifampicin-clindamycin. Levofloxacin in combination with rifampicin showed a killing effect against three isolates but failed to attain a bactericidal action against the other two. Interpretation & conclusions: Our findings showed that rifampicin should be a part of any antibiotic therapy directed against S. epidermidis biofilms. However, the efficient antibiotics combination might be dependent on S. epidermidis isolate being tested. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/22339 |
ISSN: | 0971-5916 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | CEB - Publicações em Revistas/Séries Internacionais / Publications in International Journals/Series |