title: A 10-year survey of antimicrobial susceptibility of streptococcus suis isolates from swine in Japan.
abstract: A number of 689 Streptococcus suis isolates collected nationwide from diseased and healthy pigs from 1987 to 1996 were surveyed for antibiotic susceptibilities to 11 drugs. No isolates resistant to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim were found. Isolates were highly susceptible to penicillins (penicillin G, ampicillin, and amoxicillin) except cloxacillin. They were not susceptible to tetracycline, streptomycin, and kanamaycin (MIC90 50 microg/ml, > or = 100 microg/ml, and > or = 100 microg/ml, respectively). Multiple-resistant isolates (> or = 3 antimicrobial agents) were found in 20.3% of all isolates tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006306:Health Surveys; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007564:Japan; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination