Comparative in vitro bactericidal activity of cefonicid, ceftizoxime, and penicillin against group B streptococci
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- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 21 (2) , 344-346
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.21.2.344
Abstract
The minimal inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations for 108 group B streptococcal strains were determined for two new cephalosporins, cefonicid and ceftizoxime, and compared to those of penicillin G. Penicillin G was the most active inhibitory and bactericidal agent. Ceftizoxime was a significantly more active inhibitory and bactericidal agent than cefonicid (P less than 0.0005, P less than 0.025, respectively.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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