Influence of growth medium on the in vitro activities of second- and third-generation cephalosporins against Streptococcus faecalis

The influence of culture medium of the MICs of eight cephalosporins for 45 strains of Streptococcus faecalis was investigated. The MICs of cephalothin, cefamandole, and cefoperazone were not substantially influenced by the type of culture medium used. In contrast, MICs of cefuroxime, ceftizoxime, cefotaxime, cefmenoxime, and ceftriaxone varied markedly with both the commercial brand and the blood content of the broth used. The use of Mueller-Hinton broths (from Oxoid Ltd., GIBCO Diagnostics, and Difco Laboratories) supplemented with 5% lysed sheep blood frequently resulted in MICs that were greater than or equal to 16 times lower than the MICs obtained with these same broths without blood. Similar, but less marked, patterns were observed when supplemented and unsupplemented brain heart infusion and Sceptor broths were used. The influence of the broth on MICs suggests a complex interaction between some cephalosporins, medium components, and organisms. The cephalosporins that were affected by media share an identical moiety at the 7-acyl position (cefuroxime is slightly different), but this structure is not shared by those cephalosporins that were not affected. This commonality in structure at the 7-acyl position may be partially responsible for the observed results.

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