Very active against gram-positive
cocci; not active against methicillin-resistant
isolates of staphylococci.
Excretion by glomerular filtration
and tubular secretion; may be block by probenecid
Chambers, H.F., Hadley, W. K.
and Jawetz, E. Introduction to Antimicrobial Agents in
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, (Katzung, B. G., ed)
Appleton-Lange, 1998, pp. 732-733.
Rarely
drug of choice
Excretion by glomerular filtration
and tubular secretion; may be block by probenecid