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. 1978 Jan;13(1):134–136. doi: 10.1128/aac.13.1.134

Comparative In Vitro Activity of Five Cephalosporin Antibiotics Against Salmonellae†

Larry J Strausbaugh 1,††, Isis A Mikhail, David C Edman 2
PMCID: PMC352198  PMID: 626485

Abstract

The in vitro activities of five cephalosporin antibiotics against 121 strains of salmonellae were compared. Cefamandole and cefaclor were more potent than cefazolin, and these three drugs were more active than cephalothin and cephalexin.

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