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. 1982 Feb;21(2):334–335. doi: 10.1128/aac.21.2.334

Cefamandole treatment of Salmonella bacteremia.

E M De Carvalho, R Martinelli, M M De Oliveira, H Rocha
PMCID: PMC181882  PMID: 7073269

Abstract

The efficacy of cefamandole in the treatment of 19 patients with salmonella bacteremia was evaluated. Although all of the salmonella strains isolated were highly susceptible to cefamandole in vitro, a therapeutic failure was observed in 7 (36.8%) of the 19 patients.

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