Open AccessIn vitro antimicrobial susceptibilities of Yersinia enterocolitica and related species isolated from slaughtered pigs and pork products
Author(s) -
J. K. P. Kwaga,
J. O. Iversen
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.34.12.2423
Subject(s) - aztreonam , ticarcillin , cefotaxime , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftazidime , cefazolin , clindamycin , ciprofloxacin , imipenem , yersinia enterocolitica , antimicrobial , trimethoprim , vancomycin , cefpodoxime , penicillin , chemistry , antibiotics , biology , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa
The MICs for and disk susceptibilities of 80 strains of yersiniae isolated from swine and pork products were determined. The most effective antimicrobial agents in the in vitro tests were the aminoglycosides, cephalosporins (cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone), imipenem, ticarcillin-clavulanic acid, aztreonam, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. There was a high percentage of resistance among the strains to penicillinase-sensitive penicillins, erythromycin, clindamycin, vancomycin, cefazolin, and cephalothin.