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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2002) 49, 545-547
© 2002 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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What about antibiotic resistance in Neisseria lactamica?

L. Arreaza, C. Salcedo, B. Alcalá and J. A. Vázquez,*

Servicio de Bacteriología, Laboratorio de Referencia de Meningococos, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

The in vitro activity of penicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, rifampicin and ciprofloxacin against 286 Neisseria lactamica isolates was determined by agar dilution and the category of susceptibility was analysed in accordance with the criteria used for Neisseria meningitidis. All isolates were considered to have intermediate susceptibility to penicillin. A total of 1.7% of the isolates were resistant to ampicillin but all were susceptible to cefotaxime and ceftriaxone. Rifampicin MICs ranged between 0.12 and 2 mg/L. Six isolates (2.1%) showed decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +34-91-5097901; Fax: +34-91-5097966; E-mail: jvazquez{at}isciii.es


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