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Effect of Clavulanic Acid on Anaerobic Bacteria Resistant to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Author(s) -
J Wüst,
Tracy D. Wilkins
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.13.1.130
Subject(s) - clavulanic acid , cefoxitin , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , anaerobic bacteria , antibiotics , bacteria , anaerobic exercise , minimum inhibitory concentration , chemistry , biology , amoxicillin , staphylococcus aureus , physiology , genetics
The minimum inhibitory concentrations of penicillin and cephalothin necessary to inhibit growth of most anaerobic bacteria were reduced to a susceptible level by 1 to 5 mug of clavulanic acid per ml. In most cases, minimum inhibitory concentrations of cefoxitin were not affected.

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