title: In-vitro activity of penicillin G plus sulbactam in comparison with other beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations and oxacillin against staphylococci.
abstract: The in-vitro activity of penicillin G in combination with the beta-lactamase inhibitor, sulbactam, against penicillin-sensitive S. aureus (n = 10) and penicillin-resistant, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (n = 69) and S. epidermidis (n = 20) was tested in comparison with ampicillin/sulbactam, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, piperacillin/tazobactam and oxacillin. The combination of penicillin G plus sulbactam was found to lead to MIC values for beta-lactamase producing staphylococci comparable to those for penicillin-sensitive staphylococci, with MIC90 values between < or = 0,03 mg/L and 0.06 mg/L.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perdreau-Remington
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulverer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013407:Sulbactam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D010400:Penicillin G; D013407:Sulbactam; D010068:Oxacillin