Abstract
Our findings demonstrated that the results obtained for ampicillin may accurately predict the in vitro susceptibility to amoxicillin but not to imipenem and piperacillin among isolates of Enterococcus faecalis resistant to penicillin but susceptible to ampicillin, which have emerged recently, in contrast to penicillin- and ampicillin-susceptible isolates.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects*
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Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
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Predictive Value of Tests
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beta-Lactam Resistance*
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beta-Lactams / pharmacology*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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beta-Lactams