title: In vitro susceptibilities of four Bartonella bacilliformis strains to 30 antibiotic compounds.
abstract: We have evaluated for the first time in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities of four human strains of Bartonella bacilliformis, the agent of Carrion's disease. Our results show that B. bacilliformis, like other Bartonella species, is highly susceptible to antibiotics, including most beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, rifampin, macrolides, tetracyclines, cotrimoxazole, and fluoroquinolones.
authors.affiliation: Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UPRES A 6020, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobraquès
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Birtles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents