Open AccessSusceptibilities of members of the Bacteroides fragilis group to 11 antimicrobial agents
Author(s) -
Richard Horn,
Jocelyne Lavallée,
Hugh G. Robson
Publication year - 1992
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.36.9.2051
Subject(s) - bacteroides fragilis , ceftizoxime , cefoxitin , broth microdilution , microbiology and biotechnology , cefotetan , ticarcillin , antimicrobial , clindamycin , imipenem , clavulanic acid , biology , antibiotics , medicine , cephalosporin , antibiotic resistance , minimum inhibitory concentration , amoxicillin , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
The susceptibilities of 200 clinical isolates of the Bacteroides fragilis group to 11 antimicrobial agents were determined by the broth microdilution method of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. All isolates were susceptible to imipenem and ticarcillin-clavulanic acid. The rates of resistance to cefoxitin and clindamycin were low (4 and 6%, respectively), while those to ceftizoxime and cefotetan were higher (10.5 and 24%, respectively).