Tetracycline and erythromycin resistance among clinical isolates of Branhamella catarrhalis.
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We reviewed tetracycline and erythromycin disk diffusion susceptibility of 457 isolates of Branhamella catarrhalis. Four isolates were resistant to tetracycline, with MICs for two available isolates of 16 micrograms/ml. Sixteen isolates were in the moderately susceptible range for erythromycin, with an MIC for one available isolate being greater than 8 micrograms/ml. These are the first tetracycline- and (by MIC) erythromycin-resistant B. catarrhalis isolates reported from the United States.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 33 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989