Characterization of erythromycin resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from pharyngitis patients in Korea

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-194

  Yi, Young Hee ^a   Choi, Ji Hye ^a   Lee, Hae Kyung ^a   Lee, Kwang Jun ^a   Bae, Song Mee ^a   Yu, Jae Yon ^a   Kim, Ki Sang ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; KOREA; PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33745512104     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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