ABSTRACT
Campylobacters have become important pathogenic microorganisms, especially since investigators in Brussels facilitated the isolation of the organism by using a selective technique. Due to the development and application of these improved techniques Campylobacter jejuni is regarded as one of the most important causes of bacterial diarrhea in man. In general the penicillins are only moderately active against Campylobacters. The aminoglycosides are considered to be among the most active compounds. In general, gentamicin is regarded as the most potent aminoglycoside antibiotic and until only one isolate showed an unusual resistance level to gentamicin. In general, erythromycin is regarded as a very active and useful drug and is currently recommended as the drug of choice in the treatment of enteritis due to Campylobacter jejuni. For various reasons antibiotic susceptibility testing is necessary to guide the treatment of an infectious disease. The disk sensitivity test may be an alternative technique to evaluate the susceptibility of a microorganism to antimicrobial agents.
