Increasing erythromycin resistance among group A streptococci causing tonsillitis in a tertiary care hospital in southern India

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-337

  Brahmadathan, K N ^a   Anitha, P ^a   Gladstone, P ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Erythromycin resistance; Group A streptococci; Macrolides; Penicillin; Resistance; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONSILLITIS;

STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 15944425096     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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