A study of the susceptibility to cefotaxime and six other cephalosporins in 213 nonselected strains of nine different bacterial species clearly showed that cefotaxime was the most active against aerobic gram-negative bacilli. The same pattern emerged with 84 cephalothin-resistant strains of five enterobacterial species, but the mean minimal inhibitory concentration values for all cephalosporins...

INTRODUCTION An analysis was made about the evolution of resistance to 3rd generation cephalosporins, imipenem, and other antibiotics in invasive isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) according to the Spanish EARS-Net database (2010-2014). METHODS Forty-two hospitals from 16 Autonomous Communities with an approximate population coverage of 33% participated. RESULTS A total 7,140...

PURPOSE Cephalosporins can induce occupational allergies, such as asthma, urticaria, and anaphylaxis. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors of sensitization to cephalosporin. METHODS A total of 161 health care workers (HCW), including 138 nurses and 23 pharmacists, and 86 unexposed non-atopic healthy controls were recruited from a single tertiary hospital and the general population....

Background Group 3a/b cephalosporins are currently being used in the treatment of UTI and urosepsis. However, Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) mediated resistance has been increasingly reported among uropathogens from HIV patients. We sought to determine the incidence of ESBL genesblaCTX-M, blaTEM and blaSHV among E. coli isolates from HIV (with increased exposure to cephalosporins) and ...

Parenteral cephalosporins are among the most frequently used antibiotics in hospital therapy. They are characterised by an extended spectrum of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and some also have good activity against anaerobes. They kill proliferating bacterial cells rapidly, and generally show only a low tendency to select resistant mutants. However, there are cephal...

complex describes a hallux valgus which touches or overrides the second toe and is associated with an inflamed bursa around the metatarsal joint. Other toe deformities such as overriding and clawing were common but associated with inflammation over joints only in four patients. Most patients had more than one foot problem; the range was from none to eight problems with a modal value of between ...

We report the prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella strains resistant to ciprofloxacin and extended-spectrum cephalosporins in Taiwan from January to May 2004. All isolates resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins carried blaCMY-2, and all ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis isolates were genetically related.

The activities of six agents commonly used in treating infections of the skin and soft tissues and the action of selected cephalosporins against 15 isolates of Pasteurella multocida were assessed by a macro-broth dilution method. Broad-spectrum cephalosporins, including ceftriaxone and cefixime, had excellent in vitro activities (MIC less than or equal to 0.098) against the isolates tested.