Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, emm type distribution and genetic diversity of streptococcus pyogenes recovered in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 935-939

  Arêas, Glauber P ^a   Schuab, Rôde B B ^a   Neves, Felipe P G ^a   Barros, Rosana R ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Epidemiological typing; Genetic diversity; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908334896     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140231     Document Type: Article

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