Antibiotic resistance and genotypic characteristics of group A streptococci associated with acute pharyngitis in Korea

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 300-305

  Kim, Sunjoo ^a   Lee, Nam Yong ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; ERMB GENE; ERMTR GENE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEFA GENE; OUTPATIENT; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 11844268083     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2004.10.300     Document Type: Article

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