Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in Portugal: Macrolide resistance phenotypes and correlation with T types

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-225

  Melo Cristino, J ^a   Fernandes, Maria Luís ^a   Calheiros, Ismália ^b   Felício, Maria Luísa ^b   Lopes, Paulo ^b   Sobral, Lurdes ^b   Barros, Rosa ^c   Peres, Isabel ^c   Pinto, Margarida ^d   Cristino, J Melo ^e   Lito, Luís ^e   Salgado, Maria José ^e   Amorim, José M ^f   Calado, Elsa ^f   Costa, Ana Paula ^f   Ramos, Maria Helena ^f   Martins, Filomena ^g   Pessanha, Maria Ana ^g   Da Fonseca, J Correia ^h   Vaz, Maria José Machado ^h   Costa, Dário ⁱ   Velho, Rosa ⁱ   Basílio, Maria Olínda ^j   Da Graça Martins, Maria ^j   more..

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^f HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^g HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

^h Hospital de so João   (Portugal)

ⁱ CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032728901     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1999.5.219     Document Type: Article

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