Antibiotic susceptibilities of Listeria: In vitro studies
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 16 (S2) , S160-S164
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01639741
Abstract
AlthoughListeria is a rather susceptible bacterium, most antibiotics exert a bacteriostatic effect onListeria monocytogenes. Except for fosfomycin, antibiotic susceptibilities are similar among the species of the genusListeria. In vitro, bactericidal effect is often achieved by the use of antibiotic combinations. The most commonly used combinations are ampicillin with aminoglycosides. Up until now, there has been no trend towards reduced susceptibility ofListeria to antibiotics. Listerien sind zwar gegenüber den allermeisten Antibiotika recht empfindlich; die meisten Substanzen wirken allerdings nur bakteriostatisch aufListeria monocytogenes. Alle Arten der GattungListeria zeigen das gleiche Empfindlichkeitsverhalten wieL. monocytogenes, mit der Ausnahme, daß Fosfomycin nur gegenListeria ivanovii wirkt, nicht aber gegen die anderen Arten. Antibiotikakombinationen zeigen oft eine bakterizide Wirkung, z. B. die meistens verwendete Kombination von Ampicillin und Aminoglykosiden. Eine Zunahme der Resistenz von Listerien konnte bislang noch nicht beobachtet werden.Keywords
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