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. 1981 Jul;20(1):144–145. doi: 10.1128/aac.20.1.144

Synergistic Antibacterial Activity of Clavulanic Acid and Amoxicillin Against β-Lactamase-Producing Strains of Haemophilus ducreyi

Yves C Girouard 2, Ian W Maclean 1, Allan R Ronald 1,2, William L Albritton 1,3
PMCID: PMC181647  PMID: 6974538

Abstract

The susceptibility of 47 strains of Haemophilus ducreyi to amoxicillin, clavulanic acid, and the combination of both drugs was determined by agar dilution susceptibility testing. A synergistic antibacterial activity of the combination was found for β-lactamase-producing strains.

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