title: Susceptibility of organisms in the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex to antituberculous and other antimicrobial agents.
abstract: Of 21 antimicrobial agents tested in vitro, amikacin was the most predictably active against clinical isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex; however, only 50% of strains studied were susceptible to clinically attainable concentrations of the drug.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents