Rapid increase of resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin in Streptococcus pyogenes in Italy, 1993-1995. The Italian Surveillance Group for Antimicrobial Resistance.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Cornaglia, G. ; Ligozzi, M. ; Mazzariol, A. ; Valentini, M. ; Orefici, G. ; Fontana, R.
• Description:
  A survey of antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Italy showed a sharp increase in erythromycin resistance. In 1993, the incidence of erythromycin-resistant strains was on average 5.1%, with marked variations by geographic area. Two years later, the incidence of these strains had registered a 1.5- to roughly 20-fold increase, with a mean value of 25.9%, exceeding 40% in three centers out of 13 and 30% in another four. For all the strains studied, normal levels of susceptibility to penicillin were reported.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Proteins Clindamycin DNA-Binding Proteins Drug Resistance, Microbial Erythromycin Humans Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Pyogenes Transcription Factors
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2(4):339-342.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Italy
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f2c0075770234ce05c2108ea3fc1d91f72c1181c99f92fe91fedc9eb834b2826
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15368/cdc_15368_DS1.pdf
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