Open AccessActivity of mecillinam against Escherichia coli resistant to third-generation cephalosporins
Author(s) -
Mandy Wootton,
Timothy R. Walsh,
Laura Macfarlane,
Robin Howe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkp404
Subject(s) - mecillinam , cephalosporin , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , enterobacteriaceae , antibiotics , gene , genetics
To assess the activity of mecillinam against two groups of Escherichia coli: (i) a selection of international isolates with mechanisms of resistance caused by the presence of defined beta-lactamases; and (ii) isolates resistant to third-generation cephalosporins referred from across Wales.
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