title: Inoculum effect and bactericidal activity of cefditoren and other antibiotics against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis.
abstract: The inoculum effect on minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentrations of cefditoren, benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and meropenem against six clinical isolates each of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis was studied using inocula of approximately 10(4) to 10(5) and 10(7) to 10(8) cfu/ml. Vancomycin was also studied against Streptococcus pneumoniae. The inoculum effect was observed only with benzylpenicillin and ampicillin against five of six strains of Haemophilus influenzae. All antibiotics tested were bactericidal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coronel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gimeno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: García-Corbeira
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Roblas
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D003470:Culture Media; C073460:cefditoren