Activity of cefpodoxime and other oral beta-lactams against Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae with different susceptibilities to penicillin
Fenoll, A.; Robledo, O.; Lerma, M.; Giménez, M.J.; Cebrián, L.; Casal, J.; Aguilar, L.; Gómez-Lus, M.L.
Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia Publicacion Oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia 19(1): 39-44
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0214-3429 PMID: 16688290 Document Number: 605035
This study explores the influence on the intrinsic activity of different oral beta-lactams of beta-lactamase production in Haemophilus influenzae and penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Three substudies were performed: a) a general susceptibility study, analyzing 550 strains received by the Spanish Laboratorio de Referencia de Neumococos throughout February and March 2005; b) a study on the influence of penicillin resistance on the activity of beta-lactams, analyzing 251 penicillin-susceptible strains (MIC