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. 1975 Apr;7(4):413–414. doi: 10.1128/aac.7.4.413

In Vitro Activity of Penicillins Against Anaerobes

Francis P Tally *, Nilda V Jacobus , John G Bartlett , Sherwood L Gorbach
PMCID: PMC429153  PMID: 1041215

Abstract

The in vitro susceptibility of 162 anaerobic isolates from clinical material were tested to pencillin G, BL-P1654, and carbenicillin. Penicillin G and BL-P1654 showed good activity against Bacteroides fragilis, but only 60% of strains were susceptible to carbenicillin at achievable blood levels (128 μg/ml).

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