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. 1976 Feb;9(2):288–291. doi: 10.1128/aac.9.2.288

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Shigellae Isolated in Houston, Texas, in 1974

Patricia A Byers 1, Herbert L Dupont 1, Millicent C Goldschmidt 1
PMCID: PMC429516  PMID: 1267426

Abstract

One hundred seventy-three strains of shigellae (113 Shigella sonnei, 56 S. flexneri, and four others) isolated in Houston during 1974 were tested for susceptibility to commonly used and newer antimicrobial agents. Forty-five percent of S. sonnei strains were susceptible to ampicillin, whereas 93% of S. flexneri strains were susceptible to that agent. S. sonnei and S. flexneri strains were equally susceptible to tetracycline (35 and 33%, respectively). All 173 strains were uniformly susceptible to quinoline drugs (cinoxacin, oxolinic acid, and nalidixic acid) and to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. This study supports recent suggestions that the initial therapy of bacillary dysentery no longer should be ampicillin or tetracycline. It remains for field testing to determine whether quinoline agents or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole will be the treatment of choice.

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