Emergence of Streptococcus pyogenes strains resistant to erythromycin in Gipuzkoa, Spain

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-31

  Perez Trallero, E ^a   Urbieta, M ^a   Montes, M ^a   Ayestaran, I ^a   Marimon, J M ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora de Aranzazu   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AGGLUTINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 0031943831     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01584359     Document Type: Article

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