New information about the polymyxin/colistin class of antibiotics

Does the Activity of the Combination of Imipenem and Colistin In Vitro Exceed the Problem of Resistance in Metallo- -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates?

(2009) M. Souli et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Infection with PanresistantKlebsiella pneumoniae:A Report of 2 Cases and a Brief Review of the Literature

(2009) Azza Elemam et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Risk factors associated with the isolation of colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: A matched case-control study

(2009) Dimitrios K. Matthaiou et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Differences in bacteriologic treatment failures in acute otitis externa between ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone and neomycin/polymyxin B/hydrocortisone: results of a combined analysis

(2009) Joseph E. Dohar et al.   CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

The detection of synergy between meropenem and polymyxin B against meropenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using Etest® and time-kill assay

(2009) George A. Pankey et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Nosocomial Outbreak of Infection With Pan–Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Tertiary Care University Hospital

(2009) Raquel Valencia et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Early Use of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion in Abdominal Septic Shock

(2009) Dinna N. Cruz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Efficacy of colistin combination therapy in a mouse model of pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2009) N. Aoki et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

A Multicenter Comparison of Polymyxin B Sulfate/trimethoprim Ophthalmic Solution and Moxifloxacin in the Speed of Clinical Efficacy for the Treatment of Bacterial Conjunctivitis

(2009) David B. Granet et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY & STRABISMUS

Management of meningitis due to antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter species

(2009) Baek-Nam Kim et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Inhaled colistin as monotherapy for multidrug-resistant gram (−) nosocomial pneumonia: A case series

(2009) Matthew E. Falagas et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Colistin monotherapy vs. combination therapy: evidence from microbiological, animal and clinical studies

(2008) N. Petrosillo et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Polymyxins Revisited

(2008) D. Landman et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Comparison of efficacy and safety of ciprofloxacin otic solution 0.2% versus polymyxin B-neomycin-hydrocortisone in the treatment of acute diffuse otitis externa

(2008) Margaret Drehobl et al.   CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

Ampicillin/sulbactam compared with polymyxins for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp.

(2008) M. S. Oliveira et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

In vitro pharmacodynamics of colistin against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

(2008) A. Poudyal et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter meningitis in neurosurgical patients with intraventricular catheters: assessment of different treatments

(2008) A. Rodriguez Guardado et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Comparison of once-, twice- and thrice-daily dosing of colistin on antibacterial effect and emergence of resistance: studies with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model

(2008) P. J. Bergen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Early aggressive eradication therapy for intermittent Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway colonization in cystic fibrosis patients: 15 years experience

(2008) C.R. Hansen et al.   Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Intravenous colistin sulphomethate sodium for therapy of infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria

(2008) Vicente Pintado et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Efficacy and safety of high-dose ampicillin/sulbactam vs. colistin as monotherapy for the treatment of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia

(2008) Alex P. Betrosian et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Colistin hetero-resistance in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates from the Western Pacific region in the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance programme

(2008) Wing Yau et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Aerosolized colistin as adjunctive treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: A prospective study

(2008) Argyris Michalopoulos et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE