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Susceptibility of Leptospira serotypes against various antimicrobials by broth microdilution method

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Title Susceptibility of Leptospira serotypes against various antimicrobials by broth microdilution method
 
Creator CHITRA, M ANANDA
 
Subject Antibiotic sensitivity, Broth dilution method, Leptospirosis
 
Description In developing countries like India, 90% of patients with leptospirosis have mild flu like symptoms and these patients are treated empirically for fever. Broth microdilution method using resazurin dye reduction assay was followed to test the susceptibility of 30 serovars of Leptospira to various antimicrobial drugs that are generally prescribed for fever in India in vitro. Among 19 antimicrobial drugs tested against Leptospira sp., erythromycin, azithromycin, cefatoxime, penicillin G, ampicillin, amoxycillin and levofloxacin produced MIC90 of below the limit of testing i.e.
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2013-08-13
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/32041
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 83, No 8 (2013)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/32041/14350
 
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