title: Comparison of in vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare strains from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), patients without AIDS, and animal sources.
abstract: Difloxacin, A-56620, cefazolin, cefotaxime, ceftizoxime, cephapirin, SK&F 88070, and spectinomycin were used to compare the in vitro susceptibilities of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellular isolates from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), patients without AIDS, and diseased animals. Against the isolates from humans without AIDS, the quinolone compounds difloxacin and A-56620 were found to be the most effective, each inhibiting 50% of strains at a concentration of 2 micrograms/ml. The remaining antimicrobial agents had MICs for 50% of strains tested of at least 32 micrograms/ml. Statistically significant differences were observed in the antibiogram patterns among the M. avium-M. intracellulare strains from each of the three sources.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Division of Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Isaac-Renton
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001717:Birds; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000187:drug effects*; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000187:drug effects*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents