Influence of inoculum size on the selection of resistant mutants of Escherichia coli in relation to mutant prevention concentrations of marbofloxacin

被引:33
作者
Ferran, Aude [1 ]
Dupouy, Veronique [1 ]
Toutain, Pierre-Louis [1 ]
Bousquet-Melou, Alain [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Natl Vet Toulouse, ENVT, INRA, UMR Physiopathol & Toxicol Expt 181, F-31076 Toulouse 3, France
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D O I
10.1128/AAC.00156-07
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We demonstrate using an in vitro pharmacodynamic model that the likelihood of selection of Escherichia coli mutants resistant to a fluoroquinolone was increased when the initial size of the bacterial population, exposed to fluoroquinolone concentrations within the mutant selection window, was increased.
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