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Clonal relatedness of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in Germany.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2004
Reinert Ralf R, Lütticken Rudolf, Sutcliffe Joyce A, Tait-Kamradt Amelia, Cil Murat Y, Schorn Holger M, Bryskier André, Al-Lahham Adnan
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In a nationwide study in Germany, a total of 381 Streptococcus pyogenes were collected. Erythromycin A-resistant strains were characterized for the underlying resistance genotype, showing 55.6% had the efflux type mef(A), 31.5% had erm(A), and 13.0% had erm(B). A total of 23 different multilocus...
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