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Beta-lactam resistance in Streptococcus mitis isolated from saliva of healthy subjects.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2003
Nakayama Ayako, Takao Ayuko
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to examine the percentage of Beta-lactam-resistant streptococcal carriers in healthy adults, and to investigate the relationships among minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of Beta-lactams, alterations in the penicillin-binding protein genes ( pbp genes), and the affinity of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) for ampicillin (ABPC) in Streptococcus mitis. We also compared numbers...
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