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. 1980 Jul;18(1):9–12. doi: 10.1128/aac.18.1.9

In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

J Slots, R T Evans, P M Lobbins, R J Genco
PMCID: PMC283931  PMID: 6903116

Abstract

The agar dilution technique was used for determination of the antibiotic susceptibilities of 57 oral isolates and 2 nonoral isolates of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Tetracycline, minocycline, and chloramphenicol inhibited more than 96% of the strains tested at a concentration of less than or equal to 2 micrograms/ml; 89% of the strains were inhibited by 2 micrograms of carbenicillin per ml. The other antimicrobial agents tested were less active. Approximately 10% of the A. actinomycetemcomitans strains were resistant to ampicillin, erythromycin, and penicillin G at concentrations of 32 to 64 micrograms/ml. These data suggest that tetracycline and minocycline may be valuable drugs in the treatment of A. actinomycetemcomitans infections.

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