Erythromycin resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes in Madrid

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 470-473

  Orden, Beatriz ^a,c   Perez Trallero, Emilio ^b   Montes, Milagrosa ^b   Martínez, Rocío ^a  

^a Centro de Especialidades Arguelles   (Spain)

^b Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

^c CEArgüelles ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Efflux pump; Erythromycin resistance; Group A streptococci; MefA; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; JOSAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG INDICATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031834651     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199806000-00006     Document Type: Article

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