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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1995
Masaki Tsushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuyoshi Iwamatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Shibahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An aminothiazolyl- or aminothiadiazolyl-cephalosporin derivative represented by the following general formula (I) which has a condensed-ring thio group as a 3-positioned substituent group that contains a thiazolylthio group, an oxazolylthio group or a heterocyclic ring thereof as one of the ring components. The compound according to the present invention has excellent activities to inhibit growth of various bacteria, especially Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and therefore, the antibacterial agent comprising, as an active ingredient, the inventive compound can be used as a therapeutic drug for the treatment of various bacterial infections. ##STR1##