Abstract
Four new beta-lactam antimicrobials, ceftriaxone, cefotiam, cefonicid, and mecillinam, were evaluated in vitro against 72 beta-lactamase-negative and 26 beta-lactamase-positive isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Ceftriaxone was the most active of the antimicrobials tested. It inhibited all isolates, regardless of beta-lactamase activity, at a concentration of less than or equal to 0.015 microgram/ml. Cefotiam and cefonicid were also active against both groups but not as active as ceftriaxone. Both groups of N gonorrhoeae showed a high degree of resistance against mecillinam.
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