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. 1982 Nov;22(5):923–925. doi: 10.1128/aac.22.5.923

Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae type b to cefaclor and influence of inoculum size.

R M Levin, P H Azimi, M G Dunphy
PMCID: PMC185688  PMID: 6983863

Abstract

Cefaclor appeared to be an effective antibiotic against both beta-lactamase-positive and beta-lactamase-negative strains of Haemophilus influenzae type b when tested with 10(5) colony-forming units per ml. With inocula in excess of 10(6) colony-forming units per ml, these organisms were neither inhibited nor killed at concentrations of 400 micrograms/ml. This inoculum effect was also demonstrated in time-kill curve studies.

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