Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 40 isolates of Bacillus anthracis isolated in Turkey.
Forty clinical isolates of Bacillus anthracis were studied. The MIC(90) values of penicillin G, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, and levofloxacin were 0.016, 0.03, 0.06, 0.06 and 0.12 mg/l, respectively. Susceptibilities suggest that the quinolones may also be considered as an alternative therapy for anthrax.
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Duygu
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. desel@hotmail.com
Doganay
Mehmet
M
Sumerkan
Bulent
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D000881:Anthrax / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014421:Turkey
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline; D010400:Penicillin G