Surveillance and detection of erythromycin resistance in Bordetella pertussis isolates recovered from a pediatric population in the Intermountain West region of the United States
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 35 (11) , 2989-91
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.35.11.2989-2991.1997
Abstract
Forty-seven Bordetella pertussis isolates recovered from January 1985 to June 1997 at Primary Children's Medical Center were tested for erythromycin resistance. Agar dilution MICs were determined on Regan-Lowe agar. Forty-six isolates were found to be erythromycin susceptible (all MICs were less than or equal to 0.12 microg/ml). One isolate was found to be erythromycin resistant (MIC, 32 microg/ml). In addition, we compared Etest MIC results and disk diffusion zone diameter measurements, performed on commercially prepared Regan-Lowe agar, to the agar dilution MIC result. Etest MIC and/or disk diffusion testing on commercial Regan-Lowe agar appears to be an adequate method for erythromycin resistance screening of B. pertussis isolates.Keywords
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