title: Comparison of the activity of cefixime and activities of other oral antibiotics against adult clinical isolates of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis containing BRO-1 and BRO-2 and Haemophilus influenzae.
abstract: MICs of 10 oral antibiotics were determined for 105 Moraxella catarrhalis and 96 Haemophilus influenzae isolates from adults. A two- to fourfold increase in MICs of oral cephalosporins was seen in the presence of BRO-1 but not with TEM-1 or BRO-2. The MICs of cefixime for 90% of strains of H. influenzae (0.125 microgram/ml) and M. catarrhalis (0.25 microgram/ml) were 8- to 64-fold lower than those of other oral cephalosporins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Center, Tyler 75710.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D004917:Erythromycin; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D000658:Amoxicillin; D020682:Cefixime; D001618:beta-Lactamases; D013752:Tetracycline; D002439:Cefotaxime