| amoxycillin-clavulanic acid combination in bronchopulmonary infection due to beta-lactamase-producing branhamella catarrhalis. preliminary report. | since 1978 we have taken an interest in lower respiratory tract infections associated with branhamella catarrhalis in christchurch, new zealand. in a preliminary trial, 20 patients with bronchopulmonary infection caused by beta-lactamase-producing b. catarrhalis were treated with a combination tablet of amoxycillin 500 mg and clavulanic acid 125 mg ('augmentin') 3 times daily for 5 days. sputum cultures were negative for b. catarrhalis within 3 days in all patients. two of 7 patients whose sputu ... | 1986 | 3525087 |