“…Nevertheless, as with bacterio static substances [Sackmann, 1968[Sackmann, , 1971, a correlation between the effective dose, the sensitivity of the pathogen and the LRP is still evi of Bactericidal Antibiotics (Rifampicin, Cephaloridine) 209 dent. In infections with micro-organisms such as P. avicida and D. pneumoniae, in which the LRP is comparatively long, the effective dose in relation to the sensitivity of the pathogen is higher than in infections with E. coli, S. typhimurium and L. monocytogenes, for example, in which the LRP is short.…”