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The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987.

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Cornick, NA; Cuchural, GJ; Snydman, DR; Jacobus, NV; Iannini, P; Hill, G; Cleary, T; O'Keefe, JP; Pierson, C; Finegold, SM
Published in: J Antimicrob Chemother
June 1990

A nationwide survey to monitor the susceptibility of the Bacteroides fragilis group, which began in 1981, was continued during 1987. In addition to the eleven drugs evaluated in 1986, sulbactam, a potent beta-lactamase inhibitor, was tested alone and in combination with ampicillin and cefoperazone. Imipenem, ampicillin/sulbactam, cefoperazone/sulbactam, and ticarcillin/clavulanic acid were the most active newer drugs tested, with less than 1% resistance rates. Chloramphenicol, metronidazole and clindamycin also had excellent activity with resistance rates of 0%, 0%, and 3% respectively. Resistance rates to cefoxitin remained stable at 8%. Ceftizoxime and cefotetan had resistance rates of 26% and 29%, respectively. Rates of resistance varied among different institutions and between the various species.

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J Antimicrob Chemother

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ISSN

0305-7453

Publication Date

June 1990

Volume

25

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1011 / 1019

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Lactams
  • Humans
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Combinations
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Bacteroides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
 

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Cornick, N. A., Cuchural, G. J., Snydman, D. R., Jacobus, N. V., Iannini, P., Hill, G., … Finegold, S. M. (1990). The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987. J Antimicrob Chemother, 25(6), 1011–1019. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/25.6.1011
Cornick, N. A., G. J. Cuchural, D. R. Snydman, N. V. Jacobus, P. Iannini, G. Hill, T. Cleary, J. P. O’Keefe, C. Pierson, and S. M. Finegold. “The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987.J Antimicrob Chemother 25, no. 6 (June 1990): 1011–19. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/25.6.1011.
Cornick NA, Cuchural GJ, Snydman DR, Jacobus NV, Iannini P, Hill G, et al. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1990 Jun;25(6):1011–9.
Cornick, N. A., et al. “The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987.J Antimicrob Chemother, vol. 25, no. 6, June 1990, pp. 1011–19. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/jac/25.6.1011.
Cornick NA, Cuchural GJ, Snydman DR, Jacobus NV, Iannini P, Hill G, Cleary T, O’Keefe JP, Pierson C, Finegold SM. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the Bacteroides fragilis group in the United States, 1987. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1990 Jun;25(6):1011–1019.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Antimicrob Chemother

DOI

ISSN

0305-7453

Publication Date

June 1990

Volume

25

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1011 / 1019

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Microbiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Lactams
  • Humans
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Drug Combinations
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Bacteroides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents