Objective: The aim of this study is to detect in vitro the synergetic activity of colistin in combination with imipenem, amikacin or ciprofloxacin, at sub-inhibitory concentrations, against carbapenems-resistant (CR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from various wards in Annaba teaching hospital in eastern Algeria. Materials and Methods: The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were determined by broth macrodilution (BMD).Carbapenemase encoding genes were screened using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The activity of colistin in combination with second antibiotic was evaluated by the Checkerboard Technique.Results: 39 CR P. aeruginosa and 21 CR A. baumanni strains where collected. The MIC values ranging from (0.25 to 4 µg/ml) to colistin, ≥16 µg/ml for imipenem, ≥4 µg/ml to amikacin and ≥8 µg/ml ciprofloxacin. The PCR reveals the presence of the genes bla OXA23 (n = 12), bla OXA24 (n = 6), bla NDM1 (n = 3) in A. baumannii and bla VIM2 (n = 12) in P. aeruginosa. The combination of colistin with imipenem showed synergistic effect on 57.14% and 46.15% of A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa isolates, respectively. For colistin and amikacin, the synergistic effect is detected in 28.6% of A. baumannii and 30.8% of P. aeruginosa. While colistin and ciprofloxacin showed synergy on 14.29% and 15.38% of A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa isolates, respectively. Conclusion: CR A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa remain the most prevalent infection agents in patients from high-risk wards at Annaba Hospital. Colistin associated with imipenem or with amikacin at sub-inhibitory concentrations gives very encouraging results allowing better management of infections caused by this type of bacteria.
Strain MG13T sp. nov. is the type strain of Mannheimia massilioguelmaensis, a new species within the genus Mannheimia. This strain was isolated from the exudate of a skin lesion of an Algerian man. Mannheimia massilioguelmaensis is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic rod, member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Here we describe this organism, together with the complete genome sequence and annotation. The 2 186 813 bp long genome contains 2048 protein-coding and 55 RNA genes, including eight rRNA genes.
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