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Gentamicin resistance among salmonellae. A ten-year study, 1973–1982

✍ Scribed by S. Ahuja; M. L. Mago; L. N. Rao Bhau; S. N. Saxena

Book ID: 104757953
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 1984
Tongue: English
Weight: 198 KB
Volume: 50
Category: Article
ISSN: 0003-6072
DOI: 10.1007/bf00400177

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✦ Synopsis

A total of 8579 Salmonella strains received during 1973-1982 were tested for their antibiogram patterns against nine routinely used antibiotics including gentamicin. Of these, 380 strains (4.4~) showed resistance to gentamicin at levels of 10 ~tg/ml and above. A high degree of resistance to gentamicin was recorded in 1979 (18.7~o) and 1980 (9.4~). M.I.C. levels of strains received during 1982 were determined and it was found that some strains had levels as high as 160 pg/ml. The comparative results of gentamicin resistance from 1973 to 1982 are presented and the public health significance of the alarming increase in two years (1979)(1980) is discussed.

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