Different erythromycin resistance mechanisms in group C and group G streptococci

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1493-1494

  Kataja, Janne ^a,c   Seppälä, Helena ^a   Skurnik, Mikael ^a   Sarkkinen, Hannu ^b   Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G;

EID: 0345294450     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.6.1493     Document Type: Article

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