General Spectrum of Activity

Gram positive

  • Unreliable against Staphylococci, Bacillus anthracis

Gram negative

  • Pseudomonas

  • Enterobacteriaceae

  • Neisseria

  • Haemophilus

  • Moraxella

  • Pasteurella

Anaerobes

  • Not reliable

Other

  • Atypicals including Legionella

Does not cover

  • Most gram positives

  • Streptococci

  • Enterococci

  • Stenotrophomonas

  • Anaerobes