The antibiotics of choice for the treatment of melioidosis in Indian set up.

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dc.contributor.authorShaw, T
dc.contributor.authorTellapragada, C
dc.contributor.authorEshwara, V K
dc.contributor.authorBhat, H V
dc.contributor.authorMukhopadhyay, C
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-16T10:38:47Z
dc.date.available2016-08-16T10:38:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.description.abstractTherapeutic options for the treatment of melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei are limited due to the inherent resistance conferred by this pathogen to various groups of antibiotics. Witnessing an increase in the number of microbiological culture‑confirmed cases of melioidosis at our settings in the past few years, we undertook this study to estimate the minimum inhibitory concentrations of clinical isolates of B. pseudomallei against the four commonly employed antimicrobial agents in the patient management at our settings, namely, ceftazidime, meropenem, trimethoprim‑sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline. All isolates were susceptible to the antibiotics tested, except for one isolate which showed resistance to doxycycline (minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC]: 32 µg/ml). MIC50 and 90 for all the four antibiotics were estimated. From this study, we conclude that the clinical isolates of B. pseudomallei from the southern part of India are well susceptible to the commonly employed antimicrobial agents for therapy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShaw T, Tellapragada C, Eshwara V K, Bhat H V, Mukhopadhyay C. The antibiotics of choice for the treatment of melioidosis in Indian set up. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2016 July-Sept; 34(3): 353-354.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/176674
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2016;volume=34;issue=3;spage=353;epage=354;aulast=Shawen_US
dc.subjectBurkholderia pseudomalleien_US
dc.subjectmelioidosisen_US
dc.subjectminimum inhibitory concentrationen_US
dc.titleThe antibiotics of choice for the treatment of melioidosis in Indian set up.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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