Antibiotic susceptibilities of Yersinia enterocolitica recovered from children over a 12-year period.
Antibiotic susceptibility testing by the microdilution technique was performed on 184 Yersinia enterocolitica isolates recovered from children with gastroenteritis in the Detroit area during a 12-year period. The majority of isolates were resistant to ampicillin, ticarcillin and cefazolin. The most active agents were cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, gentamicin, tobramycin, sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, imipenem and ciprofloxacin. Cefotaxime and ceftriaxone were effective in the treatment of bacteraemia in 12 patients.
Abdel-Haq
Nahed M
NM
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Division of Infectious Diseases, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. nabdel@dmc.org
Papadopol
Raluca
R
Asmar
Basim I
BI
Brown
William J
WJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents