This study compares the inhibitory effect of ceftizoxime with that of penicillin G, chloramphenicol, cephalothin, cephalexin and cefzoline on Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, pseudomonas ruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli. The in vitro inhibitory effect of ceftizoxime on P. mirabilis, P. Aeruginosa, S.prophytic...

Klebsiella pneumonia is a gram negative bacillus of which it's resistant strains are a common source of nosocomial infections . The goal of this study is determination of drug sensitivity of these resistant strains, and study of causes involved in the resistant especially the presence of plasmid. Ten different strains of klebsiella pneumoniae were isolated from clinical specimens collected from...