Macrolide- and telithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, Belgium, 1999-2003.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Malhotra-Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3367575 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature