XIA Yun, et al. The study of in vitro antibacterial activity of cefepime against clinical isolates of Gram negative bacilli strains[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2003,(2):228-229.
XIA Yun, et al. The study of in vitro antibacterial activity of cefepime against clinical isolates of Gram negative bacilli strains[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2003,(2):228-229. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2003.02.035.
Objective: To investigate in vitro antibacterial activity of cefepime against clinical isolates of Gram negative bacilli strains.Methods: The prevalence of cefepime resistance was compared with those of the common third generation cefalosporins such as ceftazidime
cefotaxime and aztreonam. Results: Of the total 376 clinical isolate strains
the resistance for cefepime
aztreonam
ceftazidime
cefotaxime were as follows:Escherichia coli were 5.8%
10.1%
6.8% and 14.1% respectively;Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 9.7%
10.0%
15.6% and 37.8% respectively;Enterobacter cloacae were 9.0%
47.3%
42.9% and 27.2% respectively;Acinetobacter baumannii were 39.7%
42.6%
44.1% and 55.3% respectively;Klebsiella pneumoniae were 7.5%
16.7%
12.8% and 16.7% respectively.Conclusion: In vitro antibacterial activity of cefepime against Gram negative bacilli strains was significantly higher than the common third generation of cefalosporins and aztreonam especially for AmpC productive strains such as Enterobacter cloacae
cefepime
has good stability and is suitable for clinical empirical therapy.