title: In vitro activity and beta-lactamase stability of cefazaflur compared with those of beta-lactamase-stable cephalosporins.
abstract: The in vitro activity of cefazaflur, a parenteral cephalosporin, was determined against 590 clinical isolates. Cefazaflur inhibited the majority of gram-positive cocci at concentrations below 1 mug/ml except for enterococci. The agent was as active as cefamandole or cefoxitin against most Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis. Although it inhibited a number of strains of Enterobacter, indole-positive Proteus, and Serratia resistant to cephalothin, it was much less active against these organisms than were cefamandole or cefoxitin.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D002510:Cephalosporinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004355:Drug Stability; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002510:Cephalosporinase; D001618:beta-Lactamases