title: Sensitivity of Australian isolates of Salmonella enteritidis to nitrofurantoin and furazolidone.
abstract: Susceptibility of 66 and 62 Australian isolates of Salmonella enteritidis to nitrofurantoin and furazolidone, respectively, was determined. Most isolates were susceptible to both antibiotics. Cross-resistance was low among all isolates, but higher among the subset of phage type 4 isolates. These results contrast directly with those of a previous study (Rampling, A., Upson, R. and Brown, D.F.J. (1990) J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 25: 285-290). Sensitivity among Australian isolates of S. enteritidis does to some extent, support the contention that furans may have played a role in the selection and enhanced colonisation of poultry by Salmonella enteritidis in Britain. Furthermore, nitrofurantoin should not be used as a selective agent in the isolation of Salmonella enteritidis.
authors: Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, Brishane, Australia. julian.cox@unsw.edu.au
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Cox
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Brook
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Woolcock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001315:Australia; D005664:Furazolidone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005664:Furazolidone; D009582:Nitrofurantoin