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Macrolide resistance determinants of group A streptococci in Ankara, Turkey.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2003
Acikgoz Ziya Cibali, Gocer Safiye, Tuncer Serdar
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSB) resistance determinants of group A streptococci (GAS) in Ankara, Turkey, were defined for the first time. ISOLATES AND METHODS: A total of 1355 GAS isolates, collected from three different regions of Ankara, were screened for erythromycin resistance. Resistance phenotypes were determined by a triple-disc test, and the gene determinants responsible were...
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