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Antibiotic resistance rates and macrolide resistance phenotypes of viridans group streptococci from the oropharynx of healthy Greek children.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Mar 2001
Ioannidou S, Tassios P T, Kotsovili-Tseleni A, Foustoukou M, Legakis N J, Vatopoulos A
Abstract excerpt
A total of 200 isolates of viridans group streptococci isolated from the oropharynx of healthy Greek children were studied. Vancomycin, rifampicin, fluoroquinolones and dalfopristin/quinupristin were active against all tested isolates. High level resistance to gentamicin was not seen. Intermediate and high-level penicillin resistance was present in 28.5 and 14.5% isolates, respectively, with 41.3% of the latter...
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