General Spectrum of Activity

Gram positive:

  • Staphylococci (incl. many Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

  • Listeria

Gram negative:

  • Many Enterobacteriaceae

  • Neisseria meningitidis

  • Stenotrophomonas

  • Shigella

  • Burkholderia

  • Franciscella

  • Brucella

Other:

  • Pneumoncystis

  • Cyclospora

  • Nocardia

Does not cover:

  • Pseudomonas

  • Anaerobes

  • Enterococci

  • Most Streptococci