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THE USE OF CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE IN CHRONIC BACTERIURIA AND ACUTE URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Author(s) -
Smith Edna K.,
Williams J. D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1970.tb04497.x
Subject(s) - cefalexin , cephalosporin , bacteriuria , urinary system , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , urine , bacteria , medicine , antibiotic sensitivity , chemistry , biology , genetics
SUMMARY Cephalexin is a new cephalosporin antibiotic which is absorbed when given by mouth. One hundred and eighty strains of bacteria causing urinary tract infections were tested for sensitivity to cephalexin using a tube dilution technique. Approximately 70 per cent of strains were inhibited by 10 mcg. cephalexin per ml. or less. Ten per cent of organisms were resistant to 25 mcg. per ml.