Efficacy of BRL 25000 against Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter cloacae, and Citrobacter freundii in urinary tract infections.

Abstract

Synergism between amoxicillin and clavulanic acid was not expected against cephalosporinase-producing bacterial strains because clavulanic acid has little inhibitory action on cephalosporinases. However, in a clinical trial of BRL 25000 (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid), excellent results were obtained in complicated urinary tract infections caused by Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter cloacae, and Citrobacter freundii strains which produced cephalosporinase and were highly resistant to amoxicillin alone. The good clinical efficacy of BRL 25000 in such urinary tract infections was probably due to the fact that the urinary concentration of clavulanic acid was higher than its minimal inhibitory concentrations for these strains.

• Authors: H Nakazawa, T Hashimoto, T Nishiura, S Mitsuhashi
• Journal: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (Antimicrob Agents Chemother) Vol. 24 Issue 3 Pg. 437-9 (Sep 1983) ISSN: 0066-4804 [Print] United States
• PMID: 6357078 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Clavulanic Acids
• Drug Combinations
• Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
• Amoxicillin

Topics

• Amoxicillin (therapeutic use)
• Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination
• Citrobacter (drug effects)
• Clavulanic Acids (therapeutic use)
• Drug Combinations (therapeutic use)
• Enterobacter (drug effects)
• Enterobacteriaceae Infections (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Serratia marcescens (drug effects)
• Urinary Tract Infections (drug therapy)