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475359

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 24 strains of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex were tested for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents by the disk diffusion and agar dilution techniques. By comparing zones of inhibition obtained with the disk diffusion technique with results of minimal inhibitory concentration determinations, it was shown that disk diffusion results could predict in vitro susceptibility to selected antimicrobial agents. All of 17 strains of M. fortuitum were susceptible to </=1 mug of amikacin per ml. The corresponding average zone of inhibition around a 10-mug amikacin disk was 37 mm. Seven M. chelonei strains were more resistant to amikacin, with minimal inhibitory concentrations ranging from 1 to 32 mug/ml, and the corresponding average zone size was 21 mm. Susceptibility of both M. fortuitum and M. chelonei to tetracycline was variable and none of the M. chelonei strains was inhibited by polymyxin B, whereas M. fortuitum strains consistently had zones of inhibition around the polymyxin disk. It appears that identification to species of the M. fortuitum complex may be of importance with regard to antibiotic susceptibility. Separation of M. fortuitum and M. chelonei was readily accomplished in the present study by the nitrate reduction and 3-day arylsulfatase tests.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0066-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
754-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium fortuitum complex.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article