Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:11-20. Evaluation of Synergistic Effect of Combined Treatment with Linalool and Colistin on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii to Expand Candidate for Therapeutic Option

Table 2. Comparison of time-kill assay results between MDR and XDR groups against combination of colistin and linalool
Combination of antibioticsInteractionMDRXDRTotal
No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)
Colistin+LinaloolSynergy (criteria 1)10 (100)39 (95.1)49 (96.0)
 Synergy (criteria 2)9 (90.0)38 (92.6)47 (92.1)
 Indifference1 (10.0)3 (7.3)4 (7.8)
 Antagonism0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
 Bactericidal8 (80.0)30 (73.1)38 (74.5)
Abbreviation: MDR, multidrug-resistant; XDR, extensively drug-resistant.