ACTIVITY OF MEROPENEM AND OTHER ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AGAINST UNCOMMON GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS

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CLARK, RB
JOYCE, SE
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[1] Department of Pathology, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA 19013, One Medical Center Blvd
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10.1093/jac/32.2.233
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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The in-vitro activity of meropenem and other antimicrobial agents was tested by agar dilution against 113 uncommon Gram-negative pathogens. Both meropenem and ceftriaxone showed the most activity against the test isolates. The potency of meropenem was greater than imipenem against Pasteurella multocida, Eikenella corrodens, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Moraxella spp., Kingella spp., and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Further work is necessary to assess the in-vivo activity of meropenem against these Gram-negative isolates. © 1993 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
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