ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING OF MYCOPLASMAS BY ATP BIOLUMINESCENCE

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LIMB, DI [1 ]
WHEAT, PF [1 ]
HASTINGS, JGM [1 ]
SPENCER, RC [1 ]
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[1] QUEEN ELIZABETH MED CTR,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,BIRMINGHAM B15 2TH,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
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10.1099/00222615-35-2-89
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The susceptibility of 72 mycoplasmas to a range of antimicrobial agents was assessed in a 6-h ATP bioluminescence system. ATP was assayed with the Amerlite Analyser. Correlation with conventionally determined MICs was excellent for erythromycin and tetracycline even at 3 h. However, for ciprofloxacin, correlation was poor unless incubation was extended to 6 h.
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