Absence of tolerance to cefoxitin in anaerobic bacteria.
None of the 46 strains of anaerobic bacteria tested, including 26 strains of Bacteroides fragilis, showed tolerance (minimal bactericidal concentration/minimum inhibitory concentration ratio >32) to cefoxitin.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000187:drug effects; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity
D002440:Cefoxitin