Macrolide- and Telithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, Belgium, 1999–20031

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi ; Lammens, Christine ; Chapelle, Sabine ; Wijdooghe, Monique ; Piessens, Jasper ; Van Herck, Koen ; Goossens, Herman
• Description:
  We found a 13% macrolide resistance in 3,866 Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from tonsillopharyngitis patients; 59% macrolide-resistant isolates were distributed in 5 clones, suggesting the importance of both resistance gene transfer and clonal dissemination in the spread of these organisms. We also report one of the largest collections of telithromycin-resistant isolates.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibiotic Resistance Bacterial Child Child, Preschool Clones Dispatch Drug Resistance, Bacterial Humans Infant Ketolides Keywords: Molecular Epidemiology Macrolides Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Pediatric Pharyngitis Population Surveillance Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Pyogenes

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(6):939-942.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fee8e7e5e8f5a1b75f1de627c25198390eaeb36dbb373a731429c5b0f3147f5c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15781/cdc_15781_DS1.pdf
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