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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may be caused by anaerobic bacteria and or gonococcus and therefore the efficacy of two antibiotics, ampicillin (AMP) and spectinomycin (SPM) commonly used in this setting was examined against 370 isolates of anaerobic bacteria. At the highest therapeutically achievable serum levels, AMP (16 micrograms/ml) inhibited 83% of all anaerobes and 70% of Bacterioides fragilis, and SPM (128 micrograms/ml) inhibited 98% of all anaerobes and 95% of B. fragilis strains tested. It therefore appears that both AMP and SPM may have a place in the treatment of PID. In our study, greater percentage of anaerobes were susceptible to SPM than previously reported. We used the 'glove box' technique used for testing the susceptibility of anaerobes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-3157
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro susceptibility of anaerobic flora of the female genital tract to ampicillin compared to spectinomycin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study