TABLE 2.
AUCs of resistant organisms by strain and concentration of second drug
| Organism and concn of second drug | Mean AUC [mg·log10 (CFU/ml)/liter] ± SD
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|---|---|---|
| Wild-type isolate | MexAB pump-overexpressed mutant | |
| Meropenem-resistant organism and tobramycin concn (mg/liter) of: | ||
| 0 | 7.7 ± 1.67 | 57.6 ± 6.44a |
| 0.25 | 2.2 ± 0.20 | 28.7 ± 5.51a |
| 0.5 | 0.3 ± 0.46 | 7.1 ± 2.25a |
| Tobramycin-resistant organism and meropenem concn (mg/liter) of: | ||
| 0 | 17.9 ± 2.07 | 20.8 ± 0.32 |
| 0.5 | 5.6 ± 0.71 | 18.5 ± 2.25a |
| 1.0 | 2.2 ± 0.76 | 17.3 ± 1.89a |
| 2.0 | 0.7 + 1.23 | 10.8 + 2.59a |
P < 0.05.