Abstract
To define factors contributing to the adverse prognosis of patients with gram-negative bacillemia and abscess formation, we studied the interaction between polymyxin B, colistin sulfate, gentamicin, or carbenicillin with purulent material. Carbenicillin activity was not significantly altered by incubation with pus. Equal volumes of antibiotic and purulent sediment decreased the effective concentration of polymyxin B, colistin sulfate, or gentamicin from 100 μg/ml to 3 to 6 μg/ml. One milliliter of purulent sediment bound more than 700 μg of gentamicin and 1,500 μg of polymyxin B or colistin sulfate. This effect occurred rapidly, proceeded at 4 and 37 C, was stable for 24 to 48 h, and was altered, but not abolished, by varying the pH of the solution. Antibiotic activity could be removed from pus by high concentrations of protamine sulfate, heparin, sodium chloride, or potassium chloride, suggesting binding rather than inactivation.
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