| in vitro susceptibilities of field isolates of mycoplasma agalactiae to oxytetracycline, tylosin, enrofloxacin, spiramycin and lincomycin-spectinomycin. | the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of tetracycline, enrofloxacin, tylosin, spiramycin and a lincomycin:spectinomycin 1:2 combination, against 24 sicilian isolates of mycoplasma agalactiae, the causative organism of contagious agalactia were determined in vitro by a broth dilution method. enrofloxacin was the most effective antimicrobial in vitro with a range of mic values from 0.125 to 0.500 microg/ml and an mic(50) of 0.203 and mic(90) of 0.365 microg/ml. using the mic(50) and mic(90) ... | 2003 | 12801456 |
| acute chest syndrome: the role of erythro-exchange in patients with sickle cell disease in sicily. | acute chest syndrome (acs) describes a syndrome characterized by the presence of a new pulmonary infiltrate on a chest x-ray, fever, and respiratory symptoms and is the leading cause of death and hospitalization in sickle cell disease (scd). we studied 21 patients affected by scd (13 hbsbeta+, 4 hbs beta(o), 4 hbss, mean age 38.2 years). six out of the 21 patients developed one episode of acs (two patients had positive blood cultures, for mycoplasma pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae respecti ... | 2003 | 12877891 |
| isolation and characterization of unusual mycoplasma spp. from captive eurasian griffon (gyps fulvus) in sicily. | mycoplasmas have been isolated from birds of prey during clinical examinations, but their significance to the health of raptors is unclear. we report the isolation and characterization of four mycoplasmas found in the upper respiratory tract of four sick eurasian griffon (gyps fulvus) that were housed in a sicilian rehabilitation center at ficuzza, near palermo in sicily, before reintroduction into the wild. these included mycoplasma gallinarum, an unidentified mycoplasma highly similar to mycop ... | 2008 | 18263832 |