The effect of carbon dioxide on the sensitivity of Bacteroides fragilis to certain antibiotics in vitro
AUTOR(ES)
Ingham, H. R.
RESUMO
The effect of 10% carbon dioxide on the sensitivity to four antibiotics of 10 strains of Bacteroides fragilis was studied. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of erythromycin and lincomycin hydrochloride for these strains were four to 32 times higher, when grown in hydrogen plus 10% carbon dioxide, than the values obtained when the strains were grown in pure hydrogen. A similar effect was obtained by growing the strains in hydrogen on an acid medium. Except for Haemophilus influenzae and Clostridium tertium the sensitivity to erythromycin and lincomycin hydrochloride of other species of bacteria examined was not affected by the atmosphere in which the tests were carried out. 7-Chlorolincomycin and rifamycin B diethylamide, to which the strains of B. fragilis were uniformly sensitive, were not significantly affected by additional carbon dioxide.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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