Effect of Aminoglycoside and β-Lactam Combination Therapy versus β-Lactam Monotherapy on the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Meta-analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials

Background. The addition of an aminoglycoside to a β-lactam therapy regimen has been suggested to have a beneficial effect in delaying or preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance. We studied the effect of aminoglycoside/β-lactam combination therapy versus β-lactam monotherapy on the em...

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description Background. The addition of an aminoglycoside to a β-lactam therapy regimen has been suggested to have a beneficial effect in delaying or preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance. We studied the effect of aminoglycoside/β-lactam combination therapy versus β-lactam monotherapy on the emergence of resistance. Methods. We performed a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) that compared aminoglycoside/β-lactam combination therapy with β-lactam monotherapy and that reported data regarding the emergence of resistance (primary outcome) and/or development of superinfection, treatment failure, treatment failure attributable to emergence of resistance, treatment failure attributable to superinfection, all-cause mortality during treatment, and mortality due to infection. Data for this meta-analysis were identified from the PubMed database, Current Contents database, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, and references in relevant articles. Results. A total of 8 RCTs were included in the analysis. β-Lactam monotherapy was not associated with a greater emergence of resistance than was the aminoglycoside/β-lactam combination (odds ratio [OR], 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.56–1.47). Actually, β-lactam monotherapy was associated with fewer superinfections (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.42–0.93) and fewer treatment failures (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.38–1.01). Rates of treatment failure attributable to emergence of resistance (OR, 3.09; 95% CI, 0.75–12.82), treatment failure attributable to superinfection (OR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.33–1.10), all-cause mortality during treatment (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.40–1.25), and mortality due to infection (OR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.46–1.21) did not differ significantly between the 2 regimens. Conclusions. Compared with β-lactam monotherapy, the aminoglycoside/β-lactam combination was not associated with a beneficial effect on the development of antimicrobial resistance among initially antimicrobial-susceptible isolates.
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Aminoglycosides - administration & dosage
Aminoglycosides - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antimicrobials
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Bacterial Infections - mortality
beta-Lactams - administration & dosage
beta-Lactams - pharmacology
Biological and medical sciences
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Therapy, Combination
Experimentation
Humans
Infections
Major Articles
Medical sciences
Medical treatment failures
Mortality
Odds Ratio
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Randomized controlled trials
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Superinfection
Treatment Failure
title Effect of Aminoglycoside and β-Lactam Combination Therapy versus β-Lactam Monotherapy on the Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Meta-analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials
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