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Reemergence of macrolide resistance in pharyngeal isolates of group a streptococci in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2004
Green Michael, Martin Judith M, Barbadora Karen A, Beall Bernard, Wald Ellen R
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We previously reported on the emergence of macrolide-resistant pharyngeal isolates of group A streptococci (GAS) in our community. The purpose of the present study was to track longitudinal trends in macrolide resistance in these isolates in southwestern Pennsylvania. Testing for susceptibility to erythromycin and clindamycin was performed for all pharyngeal GAS isolates recovered at the Children's Hospital of...
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