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. 1993 Aug;37(8):1723–1725. doi: 10.1128/aac.37.8.1723

In vitro postantibiotic effect following repeated exposure to imipenem, temafloxacin, and tobramycin.

B J McGrath 1, C R Marchbanks 1, D Gilbert 1, M N Dudley 1
PMCID: PMC188053  PMID: 8215293

Abstract

The postantibiotic effect (PAE) following three consecutive 2-h exposures to imipenem, temafloxacin, and tobramycin was determined in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A PAE and a bactericidal effect were consistently observed for imipenem following each cycle of drug exposure and regrowth. In contrast, the PAE increased with repeated exposure with temafloxacin (1.8 to > 5 h), but disappeared with tobramycin by the third exposure (0.9 to 0 h). These data show that the in vitro PAE may change within a strain following multiple cycles of drug exposure and bacterial regrowth.

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