AMOXICILLIN-RESISTANT ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND EXPERIMENTAL INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN THE RABBIT

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LONGMAN, LP [1 ]
MARSH, PD [1 ]
MARTIN, MV [1 ]
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[1] PUBL HLTH LAB SERV,CTR APPL MICROBIOL & RES,DIV PATHOL,SALISBURY SP4 0JG,WILTS,ENGLAND
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10.1093/jac/30.3.349
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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The ability of three amoxycillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus sanguis 254, 24 and 297 (MIC 40 mg/L) to cause infective endocarditis (IE) in the rabbit was investigated. These strains all produced infection in the rabbit, as did an antibiotic sensitive control strain NCTC 7864. Prophylactic amoxycillin (400 mg/kg body weight) administered one hour before bacterial challenge prevented 80% of the animals developing IE irrespective of the challenging strain. It is concluded that amoxycillin-resistant strains of S. sanguis can cause IE and that amoxycillin prophylaxis can still be effective against these bacteria. ©1992 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
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