| Literature DB >> 1929265 |
H M Wexler1, E Molitoris, S M Finegold.
Abstract
The in vitro activities of several new beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations (piperacillin plus tazobactam, ceftizoxime and cefonicid with sulbactam and clavulanic acid, and ampicillin plus 8 micrograms of sulbactam per ml) were tested with anaerobic bacteria and compared with known beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations and other potent antianaerobe agents. All the combinations tested (except for the cefonicid-inhibitor combinations) were active against almost all strains of the Bacteroides fragilis group. This report indicates that beta-lactamase inhibitors may improve the activity of beta-lactam agents with marginal activity against the B. fragilis group.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1929265 PMCID: PMC284314 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.35.6.1219
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191