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Distribution of mef(A) in gram-positive bacteria from healthy Portuguese children.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2002

Luna Vicki A, Heiken Marc, Judge Kathleen, Ulep Catherine, Van Kirk Nicole, Luis Henrique, Bernardo Mario, Leitao Jose, Roberts Marilyn C

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We screened 615 gram-positive isolates from 150 healthy children for the presence of the erm(A), erm(B), erm(C), erm(F), and mef(A) genes. The mef(A) genes were found in 20 (9%) of the macrolide-resistant isolates, including Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., and Streptococcus spp. Sixteen of the 19 gram-positive isolates tested carried the other seven open reading frames (ORFs) described in Tn1207.1, a...

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PMID: 12121926
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.8.2513-2517.2002
PMCID: PMC127387

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