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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1830–1832. doi: 10.1128/aac.34.9.1830

In vitro activities of ampicillin-sulbactam and cefoperazone-sulbactam against oxacillin-susceptible and oxacillin-resistant staphylococci.

A L Barry 1, R N Jones 1
PMCID: PMC171941  PMID: 2285302

Abstract

Ampicillin-sulbactam and cefoperazone-sulbactam were tested against staphylococci that were collected from 40 different medical centers throughout the United States. Oxacillin-resistant strains were resistant to both drug combinations, but oxacillin-susceptible strains were uniformly susceptible. The latter included strains with borderline susceptibility to oxacillin and methicillin.

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