TY - JOUR
T1 - In vitro activity of ciprofloxacin compared to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole against campylobacter spp., shigella spp. And enterotoxigenic escherichia coli causing travellers' diarrhea in Egypt
AU - Mikhail, Isis A.
AU - Bourgeois, August L.
AU - Hyams, Kenneth C.
AU - Podgore, John K.
AU - Lissner, Christopher R.
AU - Walz, Steve
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Mrs Salwa Ahmad Mohanna for her assistance in manuscript preparation. This work was supported by the US Naval Medical Research and Development Command, NMC, NCR, Bethesda, Maryland, Work Unit No. 3M161102BSlO.AA.421. The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors, and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy or the naval service at large.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The in vitro activity of ciprofloxacin against bacterial enteropathogens isolated from cases of travellers' diarrhea in Egypt was compared to trimethoprim (TMP) and trimethoprim-sulfa-methoxazole (SXT). No resistance to ciprofloxacin was noted for any of the Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Shigella spp., and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains examined. However, resistance to TMP and SXT was noted among these same strains. Because of its broad spectrum and lack of resistance, ciprofloxacin is potentially a useful drug for the treatment of diarrhea caused by bacterial enteropathogens encountered in this region of the world.
AB - The in vitro activity of ciprofloxacin against bacterial enteropathogens isolated from cases of travellers' diarrhea in Egypt was compared to trimethoprim (TMP) and trimethoprim-sulfa-methoxazole (SXT). No resistance to ciprofloxacin was noted for any of the Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Shigella spp., and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains examined. However, resistance to TMP and SXT was noted among these same strains. Because of its broad spectrum and lack of resistance, ciprofloxacin is potentially a useful drug for the treatment of diarrhea caused by bacterial enteropathogens encountered in this region of the world.
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U2 - 10.3109/00365548709021682
DO - 10.3109/00365548709021682
M3 - Article
C2 - 3313681
AN - SCOPUS:0023064292
SN - 0036-5548
VL - 19
SP - 479
EP - 481
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -