title: [Effect of ceftazidime on enterobacteria and Pseudomonas producers of beta-lactamases].
abstract: The activity of cephalotin, cefoxitin, cefamandole, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, latamoxef, thienamycin, azthreonam, cefsulodine and ceftazidime against beta-lactamase producing strains of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas was compared by determination of 99% inhibitory concentrations. The isogenic strains studied differed by a single genetic event: mutation, gene amplification, acquisition of a high or low copy-number plasmid or of a transposon and were representative of the major known mechanisms of resistance toward beta-lactams. The results obtained indicate an overall excellent activity of ceftazidime, in particular against Pseudomonas.
mesh_terms: D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000187:drug effects; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000187:drug effects; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002442:Ceftazidime; D001618:beta-Lactamases
vernacular_title: Activité de la ceftazidime sur des entérobactéries et des Pseudomonas producteurs de beta-lactamases.