erm (A)-mediated macrolide resistance and ability to invade human respiratory cells in a Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis pharyngeal isolate [3]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1405-1406

  Palmieri, Claudio ^a   Rätsch, Ilse Maria ^a   Princivalli, Maria Stella ^a   Candelaresi, Cinzia ^a   Magi, Gloria ^a   Spinaci, Cinzia ^a   Coppa, Giovanni V ^a   Facinelli, Bruna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

A549 cells; Cell invasion; Erythromycin resistant; Group C streptococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; ERMA PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; JOSAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGITIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 36448937089     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm387     Document Type: Letter

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