title: Disk diffusion sensitivity testing and antibacterial activity of azithromycin.
abstract: Azithromycin (CAS 83905-01-5) disks with the selected loading (10, 15, 20 micrograms) were used for determination of the most suitable azithromycin disk concentration. Estimation was carried out by means of the regression line related to the zone size inhibition. Testing was performed on a variety of freshly isolated gram-positive, gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria derived from various specimens collected from patients. Using the disk diffusion method with 10 micrograms of azithromycin per disk in total 431 gram-positive, 875 gram-negative bacterial strains and 59 anaerobic bacteria were analysed. It was concluded that azithromycin disk containing 10 micrograms is sufficient for determination of bacterial sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Pliva Research Institute, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tambić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Djokić
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kolacny-Babić
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017963:Azithromycin; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D017963:Azithromycin