In vitro activity of tigecycline against Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis.
Investigation of the in vitro activity of tigecycline against Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis revealed that the inhibition zone diameters of tigecycline against all isolates were >or=20 mm and that the MIC50 values were 0.5 and 1 microg/ml and the MIC90 values were 2 and 1.5 microg/ml for B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis, respectively.
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. sivth@mahidol.ac.th
Visanu
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Thamlikitkul
Suwanna
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Trakulsomboon
D019117:Burkholderia / Q000187:drug effects*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000078304:Tigecycline
D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline