In vitro activity of Ro 13-9904, cefuroxime, cefoxitin, and ampicillin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1980 Aug;18(2):355-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.18.2.355.

Abstract

In vitro susceptibilities of 87 isolates of non-penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae and 8 isolates of penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae to Ro 13-9904, cefuroxime, cefoxitin, and ampicillin were determined. Ro 13-9904 was the most effective of the four drugs, inhibiting growth of both non-penicillinase-producing and penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Ampicillin / pharmacology*
  • Cefoxitin / pharmacology
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Cefuroxime / pharmacology
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / drug effects*
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / enzymology
  • Penicillinase / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Cefoxitin
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Ampicillin
  • Penicillinase
  • Cefuroxime