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Single and multiple dosing schemes based on the half-life of ampicillin were applied. Pharmacokinetic data of the antibiotics in the larvae were determined via agar plate diffusion assays.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Ampicillin and ceftriaxone exhibited strain-specific synergistic interactions in the larvae under both dosing regimens, while the other two combinations showed additive effects. Ampicillin\/ceftaroline was inferior to ampicillin\/ ceftriaxone. Not all synergistic effects observed in vitro could be replicated in the larvae.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our results suggest superior efficacy of ampicillin\/ceftriaxone for the treatment of high-inoculum enterococcal infections, for at least some strains, but question the benefit of the current standard of adding the nephrotoxic gentamicin compared with the safer ceftriaxone. This is the first study to develop a scheme for differentiation between additive and synergistic effects in larvae and apply a multiple-antibiotic dosing scheme based on the pharmacokinetics of ampicillin. 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