Title
Antimicrobial resistance of Bartonella bacilliformis strains from regions endemic to Bartonellosis in Peru
Other title
Resistencia antimicrobiana de cepas de Bartonella bacilliformis procedentes de regiones endémicas de la enfermedad de Carrión en el Perú
Date Issued
01 October 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility to chloramphenicol (CHL) and ciprofloxacin (CIP) in strains of Bartonella bacilliformis from areas that are endemic to Bartonellosis in Peru, through three laboratory methods. Materials and methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility to CHL and CIP from 100 strains of Bartonella bacilliformis isolated in patients from the regions of Ancash, Cusco, Cajamarca, Lima and La Libertad were evaluated. Strains were evaluated by: disk diffusion, E-test and agar dilution. Results. 26% of the strains of Bartonella bacilliformis evaluated were resistant to CIP and 1% to CHL. Similar patterns of antimicrobial sensitivity/resistance were obtained in all three methods. Conclusions. Bartonella bacilliformis strains circulating in Peru have high levels of in vitro resistance to CIP, so it is advisable to expand research on the use of drug treatment regimens of the Bartonellosis. The methods of E-test and disk diffusion were the most suitable for assessment in vitro of antimicrobial susceptibility of the microorganism.
Start page
659
End page
666
Volume
32
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología celular, Microbiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84954427648
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
R
ISSN of the container
17264634
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