Dialysis culture enables more accurate determination of MIC of benzylpenicillin for Borrelia burgdorferi than does conventional procedure

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Stiernstedt, SH
Wretlind, B
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[1] KAROLINSKA INST, DEPT INFECT DIS, S-18288 DANDERYD, SWEDEN
[2] DANDERYD HOSP, DEPT CLIN BACTERIOL, S-18288 DANDERYD, SWEDEN
[3] HUDDINGE HOSP, DEPT IMMUNOL MICROBIOL PATHOL & INFECT DIS, S-14186 HUDDINGE, SWEDEN
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10.1128/AAC.40.12.2882
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A constant benzylpenicillin (penicillin G) concentration for determination of the MIC for strains of Borrelia burgdorferi was achieved by dialysis culture. The strains were grown in dialysis membrane bags with daily transfer to tubes with freshly added benzylpenicillin. The MICs decreased by one or several dilution steps compared with the conventional procedure.
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