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Erythromycin resistance in italian isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes and correlations with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2002
Zampaloni Claudia, Vitali Luca A, Prenna Manuela, Toscano Maria A, Tempera Gianna, Ripa Sandro
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Erythromycin resistance among Streptococcus pyogenes strains has been reported in Italy at high rates during the last few years. A total of 152 erythromycin-resistant isolates of this species from southern Italian regions were characterized for the macrolide-resistance phenotype and screened by PCR for the corresponding genetic determinant. A close correlation was found between these phenotypic/genotypic data...
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