In vitro activity of ceftizoxime, ceftazidime, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, and penicillin againstStreptococcus pneumoniae as determined by three quantitative methods
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1435-4373
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract E-test, broth microdilution, and agar dilution susceptibility tests were used to evaluate penicillin and five extended-spectrum cephalosporins against 196 strains ofStreptococcus pneumoniae with different levels of penicillin resistance. Oxacillin disk tests corresponded to minimum inhibitory concentrations of penicillin determined by the E-test better than those generated by broth microdilution or agar dilution methods. Relative potency of the study drugs was as follows: cefotaxime=ceftriaxone 〉 penicillin 〉 cefuroxime 〉 ceftizoxime 〉 ceftazidime.
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Electronic Resource
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