Abstract
Seventy-five strains of Mycobacterium fortuitum were inhibited by 3.0 mg/l ciprofloxacin but 36 strains of M. chelonei were resistant. The results correlated well with those obtained by the nitratase test. The ciprofloxacin sensitivity test is a useful supplement to the tests used to identify these two species.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Ciprofloxacin
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Mycobacterium / classification*
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Mycobacterium / drug effects
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Mycobacterium / enzymology
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / classification*
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / drug effects
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Oxidoreductases / analysis
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Quinolines / pharmacology*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Quinolines
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Ciprofloxacin
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Oxidoreductases
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nitratase