Determination of susceptibilities of 26 Leptospira sp. serovars to 24 antimicrobial agents by a broth microdilution technique

Clinton K. Murray, Duane R. Hospenthal*

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Abstract

The MICs of 24 antimicrobials for 26 Leptospira spp. serovars were determined using a broth microdilution technique. The MICs at which 90% of isolates tested were inhibited (MIC90s) of cefepime, imipenem-cilastatin, erythromycin, clarithromycin, and telithromycin were all ≤0.01 μg/ml. The MIC90s of amoxicillin, aztreonam, cefdinir, chloramphenicol, and penicillin G were ≥3.13 μg/ml. Many antimicrobials have excellent in vitro activity against Leptospira.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4002-4005
Number of pages4
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume48
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

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