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. 2006 Dec 4;51(2):623–630. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01033-06

TABLE 1.

Synergistic activities in vitro of phenothiazines and omeprazole with antibiotics against B. pseudomallei KHW

Antibiotic EPI MIC of antibiotic (μg/ml) at indicated concn of phenothiazine or omeprazole (μM)a:
Maximum decrease in MIC (n-fold)
0 1,000 500 250 125 62.5 31.3 15.6 7.8 3.9
Aminoglycoside
    Streptomycin PCPZ 1,024 256 256 512 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 4
CPZ 1,024 <0.25 <0.25b 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 >4,000
PMZ 1,024 0.5 516 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 >2,000
OPZ 1,024 <0.25b 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 1,024 >4,000
    Spectinomycin PCPZ 256 <0.25 <0.25b 32 32 128 256 256 256 256 >1,000
CPZ 256 <0.25 32 128 256 256 256 256 256 256 >1,000
PMZ 256 <0.25b 64 64 256 256 256 256 256 256 >1,000
OPZ 256 32 64 64 256 256 256 256 256 256 8
Macrolide
    ERY PCPZ 128 8 8 8 32 32 64 64 128 128 16
CPZ 128 <0.25 8 32 128 128 128 128 128 128 >500
PMZ 128 <0.25 32 64 128 128 128 128 128 128 >500
OPZ 128 <0.25 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 >500
    Oleandomycin PCPZ >2,000 64 64 128 256 256 512 512 >2,000 >2,000 >30
CPZ >2,000 <0.25 128 256 512 1,024 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >8,000
PMZ >2,000 0.5 256 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >4,000
OPZ >2,000 <0.25 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >2,000 >8,000
    AZM PCPZ 32 <0.25 <0.25 <0.25b 16 32 32 32 32 32 >128
CPZ 32 <0.25 8 16 16 32 32 32 32 32 >128
PMZ 32 <0.25 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 >128
OPZ 32 16 16 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 2
β-Lactam
    AMC PCPZ 16 <0.25 <0.25 <0.25b 16 16 16 16 16 16 >64
CPZ 16 0.5 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 32
PMZ 16 0.5 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 32
OPZ 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 1
Fluoroquinolone
    LVX PCPZ 2 <0.25 <0.25b 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 >8
CPZ 2 <0.25 <0.25 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 >8
PMZ 2 <0.25 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 >8
OPZ 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
a

Values in boldface denote synergistic interaction between each respective phenothiazine, or omeprazole, and antibiotic.

b

Denotes the lowest concentration of antibiotic used in this assay.