Prevalence and Characterization of the Mechanisms of Macrolide, Lincosamide, and Streptogramin Resistance in Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Of a total of 147 erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates, 64 (43.5%) were resistant to erythromycin, clindamycin, and streptogramin B (MLS(B) phenotype), 57 of which possessed the ermB gene. Eighty-two (55.8%) were resistant to erythromycin alone (M phenotype), 81 of which possesse...

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Main Authors: Johnston, Nicole J., de Azavedo, Joyce C., Kellner, James D., Low, Donald E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1998
Subjects:
Mechanisms of Resistance
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC105845/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9736575
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