Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftriaxone Compared with Cefotaxime in the Presence of Serum Albumin

The effect of serum albumin on the antimicrobial activity of ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, and a 1:1 ratio of cefotaxime and its desacetyl metabolite against nonpseudomonal Gram-negative bacilli was determined. Antimicrobial activity of drugs was evaluated by measuring minimum inhibitory (mic) and bacter...

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Main Authors: Swapan K Nath, Gary A Foster, Lionel A Mandell, Coleman Rotstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/617610