Ciprofloxacin susceptibility reduction of Salmonella strains isolated from outbreaks

The antimicrobial susceptibility of 212 Salmonella strains isolated from patients and foods was evaluated and 45% were found to be resistant to nalidixic acid. Nalidixic acid resistant strains showed a higher minimal inhibitory concentration for ciprofloxacin than sensitive strains. During the study...

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Main Authors: Roberta B. Souza, Rafaela G. Ferrari, Marciane Magnani, Luciana B. M. Kottwitz, Iliana Alcocer, Maria Cristina B. Tognim, Tereza C. R. M. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000200033