Antimicrobial susceptibility of five subgroups of Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1985 Dec;28(6):807-11. doi: 10.1128/AAC.28.6.807.

Abstract

Broth microdilution MICs were determined for 258 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum (3 biovariants) and M. chelonae (2 subspecies) with amikacin, tobramycin, cefoxitin, doxycycline, erythromycin, and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and with several new beta-lactams and aminoglycosides and ciprofloxacin. Variations in susceptibility by and within species subgroups confirm the need for susceptibility testing against clinically important strains.

MeSH terms

  • Aminoglycosides / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Lactams
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods
  • Mycobacterium / drug effects*
  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / drug effects*
  • Sulfamethoxazole / pharmacology

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lactams
  • Sulfamethoxazole