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Emergence of rifampin-resistant Rhodococcus equi with several types of mutations in the rpoB gene among AIDS patients in northern Thailand.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2003
Asoh Norichika, Watanabe Hiroshi, Fines-Guyon Marguerite, Watanabe Kiwao, Oishi Kazunori, Kositsakulchai Weerayut, Sanchai Tippaya, Kunsuikmengrai Khemrassamee, Kahintapong Sumpun, Khantawa Banyong, Tharavichitkul Prasit, Sirisanthana Thira, Nagatake Tsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 30 Rhodococcus equi isolates obtained from 30 patients between 1993 and 2001 in northern Thailand were investigated. The MICs showed a tendency toward resistance to various antibiotics but sensitivity to imipenem, minocycline, vancomycin, and teicoplanin (MICs, </=0.5 micro g/ml) and relative sensitivity to meropenem, clarithromycin, and ciprofloxacin (MICs, </=2 micro g/ml)....
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