Comparative activity of eight antimicrobial agents against clinical bacterial isolates from the united states, measured by two methods

Classification, Identification, and Clinical Significance of Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella

“…P. mirabilis has intrinsic resistance to nitrofurantoin and tetracycline but is generally susceptible to the amino-and ureido-penicillins (ampicillin, amoxicillin, and piperacillin), cephalosporins (cefazolin, cefoxitin, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, ceftizoxime, and cefepime), aminoglycosides (amikacin, gentamicin, and tobramycin), imipenem, ciprofloxacin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (34,82,101,112). However, high levels of ciprofloxacin resistance have been reported for P. mirabilis and Providencia spp.…”

Analysis of Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Skin Wound Flora in Hospitalized Dermatology Patients

“…2,[12][13][14] While national databases contain limited information on this problem, the importance of local trends cannot be overstated. [15][16][17][18][19] Antibiotic prescribing habits differ markedly not only in different regions of the world but also within local communities. For example, the widespread use of ciprofloxacin to treat leg ulcer infections in local dermatologic practice may be at the root of the precipitous increase in ciprofloxacin resistance encountered in our inpatient surveillance.…”

A Comparative Study of Cefepime versus Ceftazidime as Empiric Therapy of Febrile Episodes in Neutropenic Patients

“…Cefepime is a new parenteral fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that has a broader spectrum of antibacterial activity than the third-generation antibiotics and is more active in vitro against gram-positive aerobic bacteria [7][8][9][10][11]. It is stable to hydrolysis by many of the common plasmids and chromosomally mediated ß-lactamases and is a poor inducer of type I ß-lactamases.…”