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Macrolide resistance phenotypes and genotypes in French clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Observatoire de Normandie du Pneumocoque.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Angot P, Vergnaud M, Auzou M, Leclercq R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyze the mechanisms of macrolide resistance in French clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. A total of 838 strains of pneumococci were isolated in 1997 in Normandy, a region of western France, by 19 microbiology laboratories. Fifty-three percent had displayed diminished susceptibility to penicillin G and 50% were resistant to erythromycin. From this collection, 92...
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