CPC C12Q 1/08 (2013.01) [G01N 21/59 (2013.01); G01N 21/5907 (2013.01); G01N 2021/593 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A method for treating a patient having or suspected of having a polymicrobial infection comprising a combination of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), the method comprising:
a. detecting the presence of both E. coli and CoNS in a source of the infection obtained from the patient; and
b. administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic selected from the group consisting of: (i) a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate; (ii) ceftriaxone; (iii) tetracycline or doxycycline; and (iv) a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole; wherein the E. coli and CoNS together have a decreased odds of resistance to one or more of the antibiotics, and wherein the antibiotics are effective for killing or inhibiting growth of the E. coli and CoNS to treat the polymicrobial infection.
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