Macrolide resistance and distribution of erm and mef genes among beta-haemolytic streptococci in Hong Kong

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-240

  Ip, M ^a   Lyon, D ^a   Leung, T ^a   Cheng, A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HONG KONG; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WOUND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036220545     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-001-0686-9     Document Type: Article

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