title: Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 40 isolates of Bacillus anthracis isolated in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey. desel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esel
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doganay
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sumerkan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D010406:Penicillins; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D004318:Doxycycline; D010400:Penicillin G