2012, Cilt 28, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 027-030
The antimicrobial susceptibility of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale isolates
Osman Erganiş, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, Kürşat Kav, Zafer Sayın
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
Keywords: Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale, antimicrobial susceptibility, poultry
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Aim: The aim of the study was to determine susceptibility of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale isolates to antibiotics from layers, broilers and turkeys.

Materials and Methods: The total of 28 isolates (2 layer pullets, 5 broilers, 21 turkeys and 2 standard strains) of O. rhinotracheale were tested. Eighteen antimicrobial discs (penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid, oxytetracycline, enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, norfloxacin, trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole, clarithromycin, lincomycin, clindamycin, erythromycin, spiramycin, gentamicin, neomycin and streptomycin) were used to determine the susceptibility of O. rhinotracheale isolates to antimicrobials.

Results: While all O. rhinotracheale isolates (100%) were susceptible to ampicillin, amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin, all of O. rhinotracheale isolates (100%) were resistant to gentamicin, streptomycin and trimethoprim + sulfamethoxazole.

Conclusion: In the treatment of O. rhinotracheale infections firstly antibiotic sensitivity should be determined.