Open AccessIn vitro comparison of third-generation cephalosporins, piperacillin, dibekacin, and other aminoglycosides against aerobic bacteria
Author(s) -
Lynn Pulliam,
W K Hadley,
Janet C. Mills
Publication year - 1981
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.19.3.490
Subject(s) - cephalosporin , piperacillin , microbiology and biotechnology , aerobic bacteria , bacteria , antibiotics , gram negative bacteria , cephalosporin antibiotic , in vitro , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The in vitro activities of four new beta-lactam antibiotics and dibekacin against aerobic bacteria were compared. The new cephalosporins were more broadly active against gram-negative bacteria than were presently available cephalosporins, but were less active against staphylococci.