Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bordetella pertussis strains isolated from 1960 to 1981

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1982 Apr;21(4):666-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.21.4.666.

Abstract

The susceptibilities to erythromycin, rifampin, polymyxin B, ampicillin, tetracycline, gentamicin, fusidic acid, trimethoprim, and spectinomycin of 100 strains of Bordetella pertussis isolated between 1960 and 1981 were compared. No change in susceptibility to any of these drugs was noted.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bordetella pertussis / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents