Abstract:Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to determine the activities of ceftazidime and cefepime combined to sulbactam against class A extended-spectrum β lactamases (ESBLs). Materials and methods: Eight university hospitals participated to the study by submitting isolates those were recovered during a six-month period in 2010 from various clinical materials. Sulbactam was tested in two fixed concentrations of 4 mg/l and 8 mg/l. Isolates showing a fourfold or more decrease in the MIC of an oxyimino-cephal… Show more
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