Antimicrobial susceptibilities of 40 isolates of Bacillus anthracis isolated in Turkey

Esel D. , Doganay M., Sumerkan B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS, vol.22, no.1, pp.70-72, 2003 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0924-8579(03)00097-9
  • Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
  • Page Numbers: pp.70-72

Abstract

Forty clinical isolates of Bacillus anthracis were studied. The MIC90 values of penicillin G, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, and levofloxacin were 0.016, 0.03, 0.06, 0.06 and 0.12 mg/l, respectively. Susceptibilities suggest that the quinolones may also be considered as an alternative therapy for anthrax. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.