In vitro antibiotic susceptibility testing of <it>Brucella</it> isolates from Egypt between 1999 and 2007 and evidence of probable rifampin resistance

• Main Authors: Abdel-Maksoud Mohamed (Author), House Brent (Author), Wasfy Momtaz (Author), Abdel-Rahman Bassem (Author), Pimentel Guillermo (Author), Roushdy Gehan (Author), Dueger Erica (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Brucellosis poses a significant public health problem in Mediterranean countries, including Egypt. Treatment of this disease is often empirical due to limited information on the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of <it>Brucell...