Isolation of<i>Legionella longbeachae</i>Serogroup 1 from Potting Soils in Japan

Abstract

antibiotic exposure, however, the potential for the development of resistance cannot be ignored. In contrast, therapy with a 1-g dose of azithromycin would be expected to provide intracellular levels of drug that exceed the MIC for Shigella for as long as 14 days The data presented here expand the experience reported from Bangladesh, where 5 days of azithromycin (total dose, 1.5 g) was as effective against shigellosis as 5 days of ciprofloxacin Although the use of azithromycin in the treatment of other diarrheal diseases is still under evaluation, a single 1-g dose of azithromycin is effective and welltolerated treatment of epidemic dysentery.