In vitro susceptibility studies with cefaclor and cephalexin.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 12 ·No. 2 ·1977-08-00 ·Pages 290-2

Scheld WM, Korzeniowski OM, Sande MA

Abstract

The in vitro activity of cefaclor and cephalexin against clinical isolates of four bacterial genera was compared. Both agents had a similar range of activity, but cefaclor was significantly more active by weight than cephalexin for most isolates tested.

MeSH Terms

Bacteria/drug effects Cephalexin/pharmacology Cephalosporins/pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Chemicals

Cephalosporins Cephalexin

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Scheld W M

Korzeniowski O M

Sande M A

References (8)

8 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Abbr.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

ISSN

0066-4804

DOI

10.1128/AAC.12.2.290

Published

1977-08-00

Pages

290-2

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0315061

PMCID

PMC429901

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.12.2.290 PMC Full Text View journal details

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