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In vitro activity of eight antibiotics againstSalmonella andShigella species

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The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ampicillin, chloramphenicol, trimetoprimsulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin, enoxacin and fleroxacin forSalmonella spp. (n=72) andShigella spp. (n=52) were established.S. typhi isolates were all susceptible to all of the antibiotics tested. In non-typhi salmonellae andShigella spp., resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and TMP-SMX with various rates were encountered, but all isolates were susceptible to fluoroquinolones.

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  1. Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Ibn-iSina Hospital of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

    D. Arman, A. Willke & D. Tural

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Arman, D., Willke, A. & Tural, D. In vitro activity of eight antibiotics againstSalmonella andShigella species. Eur J Epidemiol 10, 345–347 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01719361

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