Antimicrobial susceptibilities and clinical sources of Dialister species.
Seventy-four strains representing the four species of the genus Dialister were isolated from various clinical samples. Dialister pneumosintes and Dialister micraerophilus were the two mainly encountered species. Fifty-five isolates were tested against 14 antimicrobial agents. Decreased susceptibilities to piperacillin, metronidazole, macrolides, fluoroquinolones, and rifampin were demonstrated. The clinical impact of these decreased susceptibilities remains to be investigated but should prompt microbiologists to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing for clinically important Dialister spp.
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Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Montpellier, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, 371, Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, F-34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Jean-Pierre
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Dubreuil
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Jumas-Bilak
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Calvet
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Mercier
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Devine
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Marchandin
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013045:Species Specificity; D045854:Veillonellaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents