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. 1970 Feb;19(2):329–334. doi: 10.1128/am.19.2.329-334.1970

Spectra of Susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis to Antimicrobial Agents In Vitro 1

Leonard F Devine 1, Cline R Hagerman 1
PMCID: PMC376678  PMID: 4985432

Abstract

The minimal inhibitory concentrations of 49 antimicrobial agents for 37 to 40 meningococcal strains freshly isolated from the nasopharynx of healthy carriers were determined. Coumermycin A1 and rifampin were the most effective agents tested. The geometric mean values of the minimal inhibitory concentrations for coumermycin A1 and rifampin were 0.0001 and 0.02 μg/ml, respectively.

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