Antibacterial activities of cefprozil compared with those of 13 oral cephems and 3 macrolides

Thirteen oral cephems (cefprozil, loracarbef, cefaclor, cefuroxime axetil, cefpodoxime proxetil, cefetamet pivoxil, cefixime, cefdinir, cefadroxil, cephradine, cephalexin, cefatrizine, and cefroxadine), the cephalosporin class representative cephalothin, cefazolin, and the macrolides erythromycin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin were compared for their Antibacterial activities against 790 recent clinical isolates. These oral agents differed in their spectra and Antibacterial potencies against community-acquired pathogens.