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Clonal diversity among erythromycin-resistant beta-haemolytic Streptococcus isolates in La Rioja, Spain.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2003
Portillo A, Gastañares M J, Ruiz-Larrea F, Torres C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyse clonal diversity in 72 erythromycin-resistant beta-haemolytic streptococci. METHODS: Clonal relationships were studied for streptococci of groups A (GAS, n = 30), B (GBS, n = 34), C (GCS, n = 4) and G (GGS, n = 4) by means of PFGE. Streptococcal isolates were obtained from a 450-bed hospital in Spain during the following periods: GAS (1996-2001), GBS (1999-2001), GCS and GGS (1997-2000)....
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