Induction of telithromycin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae [6]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 736-737

  Kaeida, Satoru ^a,b   Okitsu, Naohiro ^a,c   Yano, Hisakazu ^c   Hosaka, Yoshio ^a   Nakano, Ryuichi ^a   Okamoto, Ryouichi ^a   Takahashi, Haruo ^b   Inoue, Matsuhisa ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Erythromycin resistant; Inducible resistance; Ketolides; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CETHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHYLHYDROCUPREINE; KETOLIDE; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MIKAMYCIN B; ROKITAMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0141893624     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg411     Document Type: Letter

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