In vitro susceptibilities of four Bartonella bacilliformis strains to 30 antibiotic compounds

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Aug;43(8):2090-2. doi: 10.1128/AAC.43.8.2090.

Abstract

We have evaluated for the first time in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities of four human strains of Bartonella bacilliformis, the agent of Carrion's disease. Our results show that B. bacilliformis, like other Bartonella species, is highly susceptible to antibiotics, including most beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, rifampin, macrolides, tetracyclines, cotrimoxazole, and fluoroquinolones.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bartonella / classification
  • Bartonella / drug effects*
  • Bartonella / growth & development
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents