TABLE 5.
Evaluation for synergy of combinations consisting of TOB-CIP and mitomycin C against MDR clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae.
| Organism | MICMitomycin C [MICcombo], μg/mL | MICTOB–CIP [MICcombo], μg/mL | FIC index | Interpretation | Absolute MICMitomycin C,a μg/mL | Fold potentiationb |
| E. coli 94393 | 1 [0.125] | >128 [1] | 0.125 < × < 0.133 | Synergy | 0.125 | 8-fold |
| E. coli 94474 | 2 [0.25] | >128 [4] | 0.125 < × < 0.156 | Synergy | 0.25 | 8-fold |
| E. coli 107115 | 1 [0.031] | >128 [2] | 0.031 < × < 0.047 | Synergy | 0.031 | 32-fold |
| K. pneumoniae 113250 | 1 [0.25] | >128 [16] | 0.125 < × < 0.375 | Synergy | 0.5 | 2-fold |
| K. pneumoniae 113254 | 2 [0.25] | >128 [16] | 0.125 < × < 0.250 | Synergy | 0.5 | 4-fold |
| K. pneumoniae 116381 | 8 [0.5] | >128 [1] | 0.062 < × < 0.070 | Synergy | 0.25 | 32-fold |
| E. cloacae 117029 | 4 [0.5] | >128 [2] | 0.125 < × < 0.156 | Synergy | 1 | 4-fold |
| E. cloacae 118564 | 8 [1] | >128 [1] | 0.125 < × < 0.133 | Synergy | 1 | 8-fold |
| E. cloacae 121187 | 0.062 [0.031] | >128 [0.5] | 0.500 < × < 0.504 | Additive | 0.031 | 2-fold |
aMIC of mitomycin C in the presence of 4 μg/mL TOB-CIP. bFold potentiation of mitomycin C in the presence of 4 μg/mL TOB-CIP.