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Macrolide resistance phenotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae in Santiago, Chile.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Aug 2002
Palavecino Elizabeth L, Riedel I, Duran C, Bajaksouzian S, Joloba M, Davies T, Appelbaum P C, Jacobs M R
Abstract excerpt
The mechanism of resistance was investigated in 39 macrolide-resistant clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from January 1997 to July 1999 in Santiago, Chile. Our results showed that 22 (56.5%) were macrolide-resistant, clindamycin-susceptible isolates (M phenotype) and 17 (43.5%) were macrolide and clindamycin resistant (MLS(B) phenotype). mefE gene was detected in all M phenotype, while ermB...
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