Susceptibility of clinical isolates of Bacteroides fragilis group strains to cefoxitin, cefoperazone and ticarcillin/clavulanate

A total of 40 strains of the B. fragilis group was isolated from clinical specimens in two hospital centers in Fortaleza from 1993 to 1997. The most frequently isolated species was Bacteroides fragilis (19 strains) and most isolates came from intra-abdominal and wound infections. The susceptibility...

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Main Authors: PEIXOTO JÚNIOR Arnaldo Aires, ROCHA Márcia Maria de Negreiros P., MOREIRA José Luciano Bezerra, CARVALHO Cibele Barreto Mano de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000300005