Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of macrolide resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia in an Argentinian teaching hospital

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-263

  Bonofiglio, L ^a   Ojeda, M I ^a   De Mier, C ^a   Vay, C ^a   Famiglietti, A ^a   Gutkind, G ^a   Mollerach, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

erm(B) and mef genes; Macrolide resistance; S. pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 14344253664     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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