In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonei to cefmetazole

Manuel Casal, F. Rodríguez, M. Benavente

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1985 · 11 citations · 12 references

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The in vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonei to cefmetazole was studied by the agar dilution method. At a concentration of 16 micrograms/ml or lower, 44 isolates (96%) of M. fortuitum and 8 isolates (40%) of M. chelonei were inhibited.

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