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. 1978 Feb;13(2):342–343. doi: 10.1128/aac.13.2.342

Comparative Activities of Selected Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Against Haemophilus influenzae

James H Jorgensen 1, Gary A Alexander 1
PMCID: PMC352238  PMID: 306221

Abstract

The comparative activities of ampicillin, cefamandole, cefoxitin, cefaclor, and cefatrizine against both beta-lactamase-producing and non-beta-lactamase-producing isolates of Haemophilus influenzae were determined by using an agar dilution susceptibility test procedure. Ampicillin was the most active drug tested against non-beta-lactamase-producing isolates, whereas cefamandole was most active against beta-lactamase-producing strains.

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