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Streptococcus pyogenes collected in Torino (northwest Italy) between 1983 and 1998: survey of macrolide resistance and trend of genotype by RAPD.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2000
Avanzini C, Bosio K, Volpe G, Dotti G, Savoia D
Abstract excerpt
We surveyed macrolide resistance in 1,086 isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes, collected between 1983 and 1998, from throat swabs of children with untreated pharyngotonsillitis living in Torino (northwest Italy). In 1983 and 1985, the frequency of erythromycin resistance was 10%, and from 1990 to 1992 it was 4%. However, it rose to 16.6% in 1994 and reached 51% in 1996 before decreasing to 38.5% in 1998....
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