In vitro study to compare sensitivity of amoxicillin+clavulanic acid and cefpodoxime+clavulanic acid among beta-lactamase positive clinical isolates of gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 545-548

  Pal, R B ^a,b   Pal, Paramita ^a,c   Jain, Sanjay ^a   Kulkarni, K P ^a  

^a Alkem Laboratories Limited   (India)

^b Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

^c EOS Laboratories   (India)

Author keywords

Beta lactamase; Nitrocefin test; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTIZOXIME; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; IN VITRO STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTIZOXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 58149163031     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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