title: Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacillus anthracis strains from Hungary.
abstract: The susceptibility of 29 Bacillus anthracis strains, collected in Hungary between 1933 and 2014, was tested to 10 antibiotics with commercially available minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test strips. All strains were susceptible to amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, doxycycline, gentamicin, penicillin, rifampicin, and vancomycin. Intermediate susceptibility to erythromycin and cefotaxime was detected in 17.2% (5/29) and 58.6% (17/29) of the strains, respectively. Correlations were not observed between the isolation date, location, host species, genotype, and antibiotic susceptibility profile of strains.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Hungária krt. 21, H-1143 Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Zsuzsa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kreizinger
authors.affiliation: Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Hungária krt. 21, H-1143 Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Kinga Mária
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sulyok
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Makrai
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rónai
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fodor
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office , Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Szilárd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jánosi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Hungária krt. 21, H-1143 Budapest , Hungary.
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gyuranecz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Antibiotic susceptibility; Bacillus anthracis; Hungary; anthrax