Resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin in cutaneous propionibacteria is associated with mutations in 23S rRNA

Dermatology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-70

  Ross, J I ^a   Eady, E A ^a   Cove, J H ^a   Ratyal, A H ^a   Cunliffe, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acne; Erythromycin; Propionibacterium acnes; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACNE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SKIN;

EID: 0031929354     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000017871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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