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. 1990 Apr;34(4):671–673. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.4.671

Susceptibilities of species of the Bacteroides fragilis group to 10 antimicrobial agents.

C Betriu 1, E Campos 1, C Cabronero 1, C Rodriguez-Avial 1, J J Picazo 1
PMCID: PMC171666  PMID: 2344174

Abstract

A total of 94 clinical isolates of the Bacteroides fragilis group was tested for susceptibility to metronidazole, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, cefoxitin, cefotetan, cefmetazole, moxalactam, mezlocillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, and imipenem. All the strains tested were susceptible to imipenem, metronidazole, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, and chloramphenicol. The rate of resistance to clindamycin was 21%. The results of this study demonstrate a difference in resistance rates from one species of the B. fragilis group to another.

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