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Resistance determinants and clonal diversity in group A streptococci collected during a period of increasing macrolide resistance.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2002
Cresti Stefania, Lattanzi Maria, Zanchi Alessandra, Montagnani Francesca, Pollini Simona, Cellesi Carla, Rossolini Gian Maria
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Susceptibility to macrolides and lincosamides was investigated with 299 consecutive nonduplicate Streptococcus pyogenes clinical isolates collected over a 6-year period (1992 to 1997) from an area of central Italy. During this period, macrolide resistance rates steadily increased (from 9% in 1992...
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