title: In vitro susceptibilities of ocular Bacillus cereus isolates to clindamycin, gentamicin, and vancomycin alone or in combination.
abstract: A broth dilution assay was used to determine the in vitro susceptibilities of 10 ocular isolates of Bacillus cereus to clindamycin, gentamicin, and vancomycin both alone and in combination. The checkerboard technique was used to determine fractional inhibitory and bactericidal concentration indices for combinations of clindamycin-gentamicin and vancomycin-gentamicin.
authors.affiliation: Sid W. Richardson Ocular Microbiology Laboratory, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gigantelli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres Gomez
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Osato
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000494:pharmacology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D002981:Clindamycin; D014640:Vancomycin