Determination of susceptibilities of 26 Leptospira sp serovars to 24 antimicrobial agents by a broth microdilution technique

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Murray, CK [1 ]
Hospenthal, DR [1 ]
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[1] Brooke Army Med Ctr, Dept Med, Infect Dis Serv, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234 USA
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10.1128/AAC.48.10.4002-4005.2004
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The MICs of 24 antimicrobials for 26 Leptospira spp. serovars were determined using a broth microdilution technique. The MICs at which 90% of isolates tested were inhibited (MIC(90)s) of cefepime, imipenem-cilastatin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, and telithromycin were all less than or equal to0.01 mug/ml. The MIC(90)s of amoxicillin, aztreonam, cefdinir, chloramphenicol, and penicillin G were greater than or equal to3.13 mug/ml. Many antimicrobials have excellent in vitro activity against Leptospira.
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