title: In vitro activity of SCH-34343, a new penam, and other antimicrobial agents against clinical isolates from cancer patients.
abstract: The in vitro activity of SCH-34343, a new penam antibiotic, was tested against gram-positive and gram-negative isolates from cancer patients, and compared to that of 7 other antimicrobial agents. SCH-34343 was extremely active against the Enterobacteriaceae with MIC90 ranging from 0.39 to 6.25 micrograms/ml for Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp. and Serratia marcescens. It was less active against Acinetobacter spp. (MIC90 6.25-12.5 micrograms/ml) and had poor activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among gram-positive isolates group A and G beta-hemolytic Streptococci were extremely susceptible to SCH-34343 (MIC90 0.025-0.05 micrograms/ml). Good activity against methicillin-susceptible coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative Staphylococci and Listeria monocytogenes, and moderate activity against Enterococci was also seen.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007769:Lactams; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007769:Lactams; C044617:Sch 34343