In vitro activity of temocillin against extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
Hector Rodríguez-Villalobos,
Vincent Malaviolle,
Joëlle Frankard,
Ricardo De Mendonça,
Claire hoff,
Marc Struelens
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy/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/dkl046
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , ticarcillin , cefepime , ceftazidime , meropenem , piperacillin , imipenem , ciprofloxacin , cefotaxime , biology , amikacin , tazobactam , tobramycin , gentamicin , agar dilution , escherichia coli , antimicrobial , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , minimum inhibitory concentration , bacteria , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Temocillin is a semi-synthetic 6-alpha-methoxy derivative of ticarcillin. It is highly stable to most bacterial beta-lactamases. However, data concerning its activity against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are limited. We have analysed the in vitro activity of temocillin against clinical isolates of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli over the past 4 years in a university hospital in Brussels, Belgium.
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