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. 2002 Jul;46(7):2307-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.7.2307-2309.2002.

Antibiotic susceptibilities of 96 isolates of Bacillus anthracis isolated in France between 1994 and 2000

Jean-Didier Cavallo  1 , Francoise Ramisse, Monique Girardet, Josée Vaissaire, Michelle Mock, Eric Hernandez
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Antibiotic susceptibilities of 96 isolates of Bacillus anthracis isolated in France between 1994 and 2000

Jean-Didier Cavallo et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Jul.

Abstract

Ninety-six isolates of Bacillus anthracis recovered in France between 1994 and 2000 were tested for their susceptibilities to 25 different antibiotics. Resistance to penicillin G and amoxicillin was 11.5%. All of the isolates were resistant to cotrimoxazole and susceptible to doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, pefloxacin, levofloxacin, teicoplanin, vancomycin, clindamycin, imipenem, and rifampin.

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