Comparison of efficacy of cefoperazone/sulbactam and imipenem/cilastatin for treatment of Acinetobacter bacteremia

Yonsei Med J. 2006 Feb 28;47(1):63-9. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.1.63.

Abstract

Multiple antibiotic resistance threatens successful treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infections worldwide. Increasing interest in the well-known activity of sulbactam against the genus Acinetobacter has been aroused. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes for patients with Acinetobacter bacteremia treated with cefoperazone/sulbactam versus imipenem/cilastatin. Forty-seven patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia were analyzed through a retrospective review of their medical records for antibiotic therapy and clinical outcome. Thirty-five patients were treated with cefoperazone/sulbactam, and twelve patients with imipenem/cilastatin. The percentage of favorable response after 72 hours was not statistically different between cefoperazone/sulbactam group and imipenem/cilastatin group. The mortality rate was not statistically different, too. Cefoperazone/sulbactam was found to be as useful as imipenem/cilastatin for treating patients with Acinetobacter bacteremia.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / drug effects
  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
  • Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / mortality
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy*
  • Cefoperazone / therapeutic use*
  • Cilastatin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imipenem / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Protease Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Sulbactam / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Cilastatin
  • Imipenem
  • Cefoperazone
  • Sulbactam