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SmaI macrorestriction analysis of Italian isolates of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes and correlations with macrolide-resistance phenotypes.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2001
Ripa S, Zampaloni C, Vitali L A, Giovanetti E, Montanari M P, Prenna M, Varaldo P E
Abstract excerpt
High rates of erythromycin resistance among Streptococcus pyogenes strains have been reported in Italy in the last few years. In this study, 370 erythromycin-resistant (MIC, > or = 1 microg/mL) Italian isolates of this species obtained in 1997-1998 from throat swabs from symptomatic patients were typed by analyzing SmaI macrorestriction fragment patterns by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Among the...
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