1993 Volume 46 Issue 8 Pages 1289-1299
The synthesis and antibacterial activity of a series of β-lactamase stable, broad spectrum 7-[2-(2-amino-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(Z)-(methoxyimino)acetamido]-cephalosporins, characterised by a C-3-[N-(substituted-amino)pyridinium-4-thiomethyl] group, is described. Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria including extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing strains were most susceptible to the N-amino- and N-methylamino derivatives (3a) and (3b); with the exception of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, (3b) was more active in vitro and in vivo than cefpirome or ceftazidime.