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. 1977 Dec;12(6):655–659. doi: 10.1128/aac.12.6.655

Polymyxin B and Rifampin: New Regimen for Multiresistant Serratia marcescens Infections

R C Ostenson 1, B T Fields 1, C M Nolan 2
PMCID: PMC429999  PMID: 201214

Abstract

Polymyxin B and rifampin were given to 12 patients with multi-drug-resistant nosocomial Serratia marcescens infections. Eight cures were achieved; drug hepatotoxicity occurred once; one fatal suprainfection was encountered; and two patients died during therapy of causes related to severe underlying illnesses. Polymyxin B and rifampin were uniformly synergistic in vitro against the infecting strains and against 40 additional clinical isolates of S. marcescens.

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