title: Heat stability of the antimicrobial activity of sixty-two antibacterial agents.
abstract: Sixty-two antimicrobial agents, including several combinations, were examined for stability at 56 degrees C for 30 min and 121 degrees C for 15 min, respectively. A microtiter broth dilution MIC test and an agar disk diffusion test served to test each chemo-agent for residual antimicrobial activity. Eleven drugs were partially heat-labile (MICs raised four- to eight-fold after autoclaving) and 26 drugs were heat-labile (MICs raised > or = 16-fold following autoclaving); the remainder proved heat-stable (MICs raised < or = two-fold after autoclaving). Surprisingly, the beta-lactams, azlocillin, aztreonam, mezlocillin, and oxacillin, were remarkably heat-stable.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Traub
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leonhard
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003470:Culture Media; D004355:Drug Stability; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013242:Sterilization
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media