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. 1985 May;27(5):679–682. doi: 10.1128/aac.27.5.679

Evaluation of the in vitro activity of BMY-28142, a new broad-spectrum cephalosporin.

P C Fuchs, R N Jones, A L Barry, C Thornsberry
PMCID: PMC180130  PMID: 3893316

Abstract

The in vitro activity of BMY-28142, a new cephalosporin, was tested by a broth microdilution system and compared with those of cefotaxime, ceftazidime, cefoperazone, moxalactam, and HR 810 against 747 bacterial isolates, one-third of which were resistant to one or more third-generation cephalosporins. BMY-28142 was the most active drug tested against 326 Enterobacteriaceae with an MIC for 90% of the organisms tested (MIC90) of 1.0 micrograms/ml. Against these Enterobacteriaceae the relative activities were: BMY-28142 greater than HR 810 greater than moxalactam and ceftazidime greater than cefotaxime greater than cefoperazone. For cefotaxime- and cefoperazone-resistant strains, the MIC90 of BMY-28142 was 4.0 micrograms/ml (compared with 0.13 micrograms/ml for susceptible strains). BMY-28142, with an MIC90 of 8.0 micrograms/ml for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was about half as active as ceftazidime. The relative activities against P. aeruginosa were: ceftazidime greater than BMY-28142 greater than HR 810 greater than cefoperazone greater than moxalactam and cefotaxime. The MIC90 of BMY-28142 against staphylococci was 2.0 micrograms/ml, which was fourfold less active than HR 810, slightly less active than cefotaxime and cefoperazone, and fourfold more active than ceftazidime and moxalactam. BMY-28142 was very active against beta-lactamase-positive and -negative Haemophilus influenzae (MIC90, 0.06 micrograms/ml), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (MIC90, 0.015 micrograms/ml),aand nonenterococcal streptococci. Its activity against Streptococcus faecalis was poor (MIC90, 64 micrograms/ml). BMY-28142 was stable against the several beta-lactamases tested but exhibited little beta-lactamase inhibitory effect.

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