Susceptibility profile of Brazilian Rhodococcus equi isolates against azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin

Rhodococcus equi infection treatment is usually a macrolide (azithromycin - AZM, clarithromycin - CLR and erythromycin - ERY) and rifampicin combination. However, resistance cases have been reported, especially for ERY. In view of the need of a study about Brazilian isolates susceptibility profile,...

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Main Authors: Letícia Trevisan Gressler, Bibiana Petri da Silveira, Marcelo Luís Schwab, Agueda Castagna de Vargas, Luciana Pötter, Sônia de Avila Botton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015000400680&lng=en&tlng=en