Comparative In Vitro Activity of Five Cephalosporin Antibiotics Against Salmonellae
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Comparative In Vitro Activity of Five Cephalosporin Antibiotics Against Salmonellae † Larry J. Strausbaugh 1 †† , Isis A. Mikhail and David C. Edman 2 1 Clinical Tropical Medicine U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt 2 Bacteriology Departments, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of five cephalosporin antibiotics against 121 strains of salmonellae were compared. Cefamandole and cefaclor were more potent than cefazolin, and these three drugs were more active than cephalothin and cephalexin.