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. 2003 Aug;47(8):2646–2648. doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.8.2646-2648.2003

TABLE 2.

MICs and MBCs of newer antibiotics for 11 serovars of Leptospira

Species and serovar MIC (MBC)
Ampicillin-sulbactama Cefotaxime Ceftriaxone Azithromycin Telithromycin Ciprofloxacin Moxifloxacin
L. biflexa, Patoc 0.05 (0.10) 0.05 (0.10) 0.10 (0.39) ≤0.01 (0.39) ≤0.01 (0.20) ≤0.01 (1.56) ≤0.01 (3.13)
L. borgpetersenii, Ballum 0.02 (0.05) ≤0.01 (0.02) 0.05 (0.10) 0.02 (0.05) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.10 (12.5) 0.10 (12.5)
L. borgpetersenii, Sejroe 0.05 (0.10) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.02 (0.10) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.39 (25) 0.20 (12.5)
L. interrogans, Copenhageni 0.02 (0.10) ≤0.01 (0.05) 0.02 (0.20) 0.05 (0.20) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.20 (0.78) 0.10 (0.20)
L. interrogans, Grippotyphosa 0.02 (0.05) ≤0.01 (0.05) 0.02 (0.10) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.05 (0.10) 0.05 (0.10)
L. interrogans, Icterohaemorrhagiae 0.02 (0.05) ≤0.01 (0.10) ≤0.01 (0.78) ≤0.01 (0.39) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.10 (12.5) 0.10 (3.13)
L. interrogans, Pomona 0.02 (0.10) 0.02 (0.05) 0.10 (0.39) ≤0.01 (1.56) ≤0.01 (0.10) 0.10 (12.5) 0.05 (12.5)
L. kirschner, Butembo 0.05 (0.20) 0.05 (0.10) 0.20 (0.20) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.20 (0.20) 0.10 (0.10)
L. noguchii, Fortbragg ≤0.01 (0.05) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) ≤0.01 (0.10) ≤0.01 (0.78) ≤0.01 (0.05) 0.10 (12.5) 0.05 (12.5)
L. santarosai, Alexi 0.05 (0.10) 0.10 (0.20) 0.20 (0.39) ≤0.01 (0.39) ≤0.01 (0.10) 0.10 (25) 0.10 (12.5)
L. weilii, Celledoni 0.02 (0.05) 0.05 (0.05) 0.10 (0.10) ≤0.01 (0.02) ≤0.01 (≤0.01) 0.10 (0.20) 0.10 (0.10)
MIC90 (MBC90) 0.05 (0.10) 0.05 (0.10) 0.20 (0.39) 0.02 (0.78) ≤0.01 (0.10) 0.20 (25) 0.10 (12.5)
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Ampicillin-sulbactam was used in a 2:1 mixture; results are reported by ampicillin content.