Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Parachlamydia Acanthamoeba in Amoebae

Overview

Journal Antimicrob Agents Chemother

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2002 Aug 17

PMID 12183273

Citations 13

Authors

M Maurin

A Bryskier

D Raoult

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Abstract

Parachlamydia acanthamoeba are intracellular bacteria of amoebae and are considered potential etiological agents of human pneumonia. We have determined the in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities of two strains (strain Bn(9) and Hall's coccus) in Acanthamoeba polyphaga. The two strains were susceptible to tetracyclines, macrolides, and rifampin, but resistant to fluoroquinolones.

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