In vitro assessment of the antibacterial effects of the combinations of fosfomycin,colistin, trimethoprim and nitrofurantoin against multi-drug–resistant Escherichia coli

MDR UPEC has become a global health challenge. Our study investigates the pairwise interactions among FOS, COL, NIT and TRI against 29 UPEC strains using the checkerboard method. The synergistic combinations are further evaluated for their bactericidal effects against the most resistant strain (MRS) using the time-kill method. The results showed that 100% of these strains were resistant to TRI and NIT, whereas 75·86% of them were susceptible to FOS and COL. Among all tested strains, only seven strains were highly resistant to all used antibiotics. Remarkably, FOS/COL, COL/NIT and COL/TRI combinations represent the most effective synergistic (fractional inhibitory concentration index <1) combinations against the seven strains at MICs lower than the susceptible breakpoint ranges, followed by FOS/NIT and FOS/TRI, which achieved synergistic interactions against 1/7 and 2/7 of these strains. Importantly, the bactericidal effects (reduction ≥3·0 log₁₀ CFU per ml) were only observed with FOS/COL, COL/NIT and COL/TRI combinations against MRS after 24 h of post-treatment. Our data suggested that FOS/COL, COL/NIT and COL/TRI combinations could be a promising option against MDR UPEC infections. Additionally, FOS/NIT and FOS/TRI probably represent a good option for MDR UPEC with lower MICs.     

一株α-苯乙胺的微生物降解菌的优选及其最佳生长条件研究

针对磷霉素制药废水处理难的问题,采用生物强化处理技术,在前期获得两株磷霉素制药废水中α-苯乙胺降解菌P1和P2的基础上,优选出一株α-苯乙胺优势降解菌,并对其最佳生长条件进行研究.结果 表明:两株菌P1和P2中优势降解菌为P2;其最佳生长条件为:接种量20％,温度35℃,pH7;P2的降解效率受传代次数的影响,传代17...