Investigatiaons on drug-resistance of Shigella sonnei bacilli isolated in Poland in the years 1959-1972.
2538 strains of Shigella sonnei bacilli, isolated from patients in the years 1959-1972, have been tested for drug-resistance. The strains examined came from different regions of Poland. Drug-resistance has been determined by the method of "multi-arm" disks of filter-paper. In investigations 12 chemotherapeutics have been employed. The tests performed have shown that 63% of strains were resistant to one or more chemotherapeutics. The percentage of streptomycin-resistant strains, found in the investigations, was higher than that found by other authors. In the material examined 24% of strains were resistant to antibiotics, and sensitive to sulfathiazole. No strains resistant to eight or more chemotherapeutics applied have been found.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000187:drug effects*; D013432:Sulfathiazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013432:Sulfathiazoles