In vitro of cefotaxime against cephalothin-resistant clinical isolates.
Cefotaxime is more active than six other cephalosporins against 150 cephalothin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains and is the only drug which is more active than ampicillin against Haemophilus. It shows a potentially useful activity against Pseudomonas.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002512:Cephalothin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000187:drug effects; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002512:Cephalothin