title: Comparative in vitro activity of cefmenoxime, cefotaxime, cefuroxime, cefoxitin, and penicillin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
abstract: The in vitro activity of a new beta-lactam antibiotic, cefmenoxime, was compared with those of cefotaxime, cofuroxime, cefoxitin, and penicillin against 72 beta-lactamase-negative and 26 beta-lactamase-positive Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Cefmenoxime was as active as cefotaxime and more active than the other three antimicrobial agents. It inhibited all isolates, regardless of beta-lactamase activity, at a concentration of less than or equal to 0.015 microgram/ml.
mesh_terms: D015281:Cefmenoxime; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000494:pharmacology; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D002440:Cefoxitin; D001618:beta-Lactamases; D015281:Cefmenoxime; D002439:Cefotaxime; D002444:Cefuroxime