Dataset Information
Tetracycline resistance in group a streptococci: emergence on a global scale and influence on multiple-drug resistance.
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ayer V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1855555 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Publications
Tetracycline resistance in group a streptococci: emergence on a global scale and influence on multiple-drug resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20070216 5
A global sample of group A streptococci (GAS) revealed > or =80 separate acquisitions of tetracycline resistance. Of 244 clones, 38 and 25% displayed resistance to tetracycline and erythromycin, respectively; a relatively high proportion (15%) were resistant to both classes of drugs. tet(M) displayed a highly significant association with erm(B). ...[more]
