Ciprofloxacin susceptibility reduction of salmonella strains isolated from outbreaks
Braz. j. microbiol
;
41(2): 497-500, Apr.-June 2010. ilus
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-545360
ABSTRACT
The antimicrobial susceptibility of 212 Salmonella strains isolated from patients and foods was evaluated and 45 percent were found to be resistant to nalidixic acid. Nalidixic acid resistant strains showed a higher minimal inhibitory concentration for ciprofloxacin than sensitive strains. During the study an increase of strains with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin was also observed.
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Main subject:
Salmonella
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Salmonella Infections
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Ciprofloxacin
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Nalidixic Acid
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Quinolones
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Fluoroquinolones
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Disease Susceptibility
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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Ecuador
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador/EC
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina/BR
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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