title: Comparative in vitro activity of cefpirome and other antimicrobial agents against isolates from cancer patients.
abstract: Cefpirome and six other antimicrobial agents were tested against 884 blood culture isolates from cancer patients. Cefpirome was highly active against aerobic gram-negative bacilli including Acinetobacter spp., and the Enterobacteriaceae. Only imipenem was more active than cefpirome against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cefpirome was also extremely active against beta-hemolytic streptococci and methicillin-susceptible staphylococci.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000097572:Cefpirome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000097572:Cefpirome