title: Antibacterial activities of cefpodoxime, cefixime, and ceftriaxone.
abstract: Cefpodoxime, cefixime, and ceftriaxone inhibited Branhamella catarrhalis at less than or equal to 1 microgram/ml, beta-hemolytic streptococci at less than or equal to 0.25 microgram/ml, Neisseria meningitidis at less than or equal to 0.06 microgram/ml, and Haemophilus influenzae (other than beta-lactamase-negative, ampicillin-resistant isolates) at less than or equal to 0.12 microgram/ml. The MICs for 50% of isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae other than Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Enterobacter cloacae were less than or equal to 1 microgram/ml for all three cephalosporins. The MICs of each cephalosporin for 90% of staphylococci, enterococci, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were greater than 16 micrograms/ml. Inoculum effects were noted with cefpodoxime and cefixime with beta-lactamase-positive H. influenzae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra-Madero
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Washington
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015296:Ceftizoxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D000097623:Cefpodoxime
chemical_list: D020682:Cefixime; D002439:Cefotaxime; D015296:Ceftizoxime; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000097623:Cefpodoxime