Clonal spread of group a streptococcus with the new type of erythromycin resistance

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 786-789

  Kataja, Janne ^a   Huovinen, Pentti ^c   Muotiala, Anna ^b   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^c   Efstratiou, Androulla ^c   Hallas, Gillian ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Deaconess Institution of Helsinki   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FINLAND; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0031936495     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517809     Document Type: Article

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