Activity of amoxycillin/clavulanic acid against anaerobes isolates from hospital infections

Bacterial Populations Contaminating The Upper Gut in Patients With Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome

“…Given the fact that cefoxitin and cefotaxin are not available orally, their in vitro effect is interesting yet of no help as of now when treating a disease restricted to intestinal contents. A possible alternative might be the amoxicillin-clavulanic formulation, active against Gram-positive cocci and a wide variety of anaerobic bacteria, even including ␤-lactamase-positive Bacteroides (12,13). Yet its frequent digestive intolerance makes its choice difficult in SIBOS.…”