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. 1997 Dec;41(12):2800–2801. doi: 10.1128/aac.41.12.2800

In vitro activities of doxycycline and enrofloxacin against European Chlamydia psittaci strains from turkeys.

P Butaye 1, R Ducatelle 1, P De Backer 1, H Vermeersch 1, J P Remon 1, F Haesebrouck 1
PMCID: PMC164215  PMID: 9420065

Abstract

The in vitro susceptibility of 14 European Chlamydia psittaci strains from turkeys to the antibiotics doxycycline and enrofloxacin was tested. For doxycycline the MIC ranged from 0.05 to 0.2 microg/ml, with an average of 0.1 microg/ml. For enrofloxacin the MIC was 0.25 microg/ml. Acquired resistance was not detected against doxycycline and enrofloxacin.

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