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Susceptibility of beta-hemolytic streptococci to 65 antibacterial agents.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 9 ·No. 1 ·1976-01-00 ·Pages 11-9

Finland M, Garner C, Wilcox C, Sabath LD

Abstract

Tests for susceptibility of 29 group A, 4 group C, and 2 group G strains of beta-hemolytic streptococci to 63 antibiotics and to trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, singly and combined in a ratio of 1:16, were carried out in vitro. All strains tested were moderately or highly susceptible to all the antibiotics used except those belonging to the aminoglycoside and polymyxin groups. A few were also resistant to the tetracyclines and to sulfamethoxazole alone. Comparisons with results obtained in previous years indicate that, except for the tetracyclines and sulfonamides, there has been no change in the susceptibility of beta-hemolytic streptococci to the most important and useful antibiotics, particularly penicillin.

MeSH Terms

Aminoglycosides/pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Cephalosporins/pharmacology Chloramphenicol/pharmacology Lincomycin/pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests Penicillins/pharmacology Polymyxins/pharmacology Spectinomycin/pharmacology Streptococcus/drug effects Tetracyclines/pharmacology

Chemicals

Aminoglycosides Anti-Bacterial Agents Cephalosporins Penicillins Polymyxins Tetracyclines Chloramphenicol Spectinomycin Lincomycin

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Finland M

Garner C

Wilcox C

Sabath L D

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Article Info

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Abbr.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

ISSN

0066-4804

DOI

10.1128/AAC.9.1.11

Published

1976-01-00

Pages

11-9

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0315061

PMCID

PMC429467

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