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. 1993 May;37(5):1174–1176. doi: 10.1128/aac.37.5.1174

Susceptibilities of beta-lactamase-positive and -negative strains of Campylobacter coli to beta-lactam agents.

N Lachance 1, C Gaudreau 1, F Lamothe 1, F Turgeon 1
PMCID: PMC187926  PMID: 8390812

Abstract

The percentages of susceptibility of 28 strains of Campylobacter coli to beta-lactam agents were 96% for amoxicillin and ampicillin, 57% for ticarcillin, 4% for cefoxitin and cefuroxime, 61% for cefotaxime, and 11% for ceftazidime. None of the strains were susceptible to penicillin G, piperacillin, cefazolin, cephalothin, cefamandole, and cefoperazone. All strains were susceptible to imipenem and ciprofloxacin, and 21% were susceptible to erythromycin. A beta-lactamase was detected in 68% of the strains by cefinase disks and by the nitrocefin method. The beta-lactamase-positive strains were significantly less susceptible to amoxicillin, ampicillin, and ticarcillin than the beta-lactamase-negative strains (P < or = 0.003). Clavulanic acid (0.25 microgram/ml) but not sulbactam and tazobactam (2 micrograms/ml) lowered to susceptible levels the amoxicillin and ampicillin MICs of the only strain of C. coli resistant to amoxicillin, ampicillin, and ticarcillin.

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