Antimicrobial susceptibilities of diverse Bacillus anthracis isolates
| Autor: | Kimothy L. Smith, Martin Hugh-Jones, Pamala R. Coker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pharmacology
biology medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Drug resistance Microbial Sensitivity Tests biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial Bacillus anthracis Microbiology Penicillin Infectious Diseases Susceptibility Drug Resistance Multiple Bacterial medicine Animals Humans Pharmacology (medical) Cefuroxime Etest medicine.drug Antibacterial agent |
| Zdroj: | Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 46(12) |
| ISSN: | 0066-4804 |
| Popis: | A test of 25 genetically diverse isolates of Bacillus anthracis was conducted to determine their susceptibility to seven clinically relevant antimicrobial agents. Etest strips (AB BIODISK, Solna, Sweden) were used to measure the MICs for the isolates. Using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards MIC breakpoints for staphylococci, three isolates were found to be resistant to penicillin and five were found to be resistant to cefuroxime. The penicillin-resistant isolates were negative for β-lactamase production. Continued surveillance of B. anthracis field isolates is recommended to monitor antimicrobial susceptibility. |
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