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Synergistic Antibacterial Activity of Clavulanic Acid and Amoxicillin Against β-Lactamase-Producing Strains of <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i>

Yves Girouard, Ian Maclean, Allan Ronald, W L Albritton

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1981 · 14 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

The susceptibility of 47 strains of Haemophilus ducreyi to amoxicillin, clavulanic acid, and the combination of both drugs was determined by agar dilution susceptibility testing. A synergistic antibacterial activity of the combination was found for beta-lactamase-producing strains.

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