Alternative Antibiotic Treament for Chlamydiosis
Abstract
Chlamysiosis is a disease of many animals by a member of the genus Chlamydia. Tetracycline and erythromycin are recommended for effective treatment of chlamydiosis. Since hypersensitivities for a given drug may exist, and also because bacteria are known to develop resistance to some drugs, alternative antibiotic treatment should be available. In this research, three drugs, Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, and Cephaloridine, were tested for effectiveness against C. psittaci organisms. Each was found to have a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) greater than 100 micrograms/mI and are therefore not recommended as therapeutic agents for chlamydiosis.
Description
Program year: 1979-1980Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
chlamydiosisdrug-resistant bacteria
alternative antibiotic treatment
Ampicillin
Amoxicillin
Cephaloridine
therapeutic agents
Citation
Jones, Willard D., Jr. (1980). Alternative Antibiotic Treament for Chlamydiosis. University Undergraduate Fellows. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -JonesW _1980.