Abstract: | Objective To investigate the in vitro antibiotic activity of colistin combined with five antibiotics (chloroamphenicol, levofloxaci, ceftazidime, minocycline, and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole) against multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Methods A total of 431 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia clinical isolates were collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from 2015 to 2018. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of colistin against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia were detected by the broth dilution method, and then the annual colistin resistance rate was analyzed. MICs of colistin combined with chloroamphenicol, levofloxaci, ceftazidime, minocycline, trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole and the five drugs used alone against the three multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia were detected by the checkerboard method and the broth dilution method. Fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) was calculated to evaluate antibiotic effects. Results During 2015—2018, the resistance rate of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia to colistin in our hospital showed an increasing trend. The combination of colistin with chloramphenicol, levofloxacin, and minocycline showed synergistic or additive effects. There was no effect of colistin in combination with ceftazidime and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole, and also no antagonism was found. Conclusion The combination of colistin with chloramphenicol, levofloxacin, and minocycline has good antibacterial activity against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in vitro, it will be more instructive for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in clinical combination |