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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and macrolide resistance genes of viridans group streptococci from blood cultures in Korea.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2004
Uh Young, Shin Dong Hoon, Jang In Ho, Hwang Gyu Yel, Lee Mi Kyung, Yoon Kap Jun, Kim Hyo Youl
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OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to study the antimicrobial susceptibilities and macrolide resistance mechanisms of viridans group streptococci (VGS) in a Korean tertiary hospital. METHODS: MICs of five antimicrobials were determined for 106 VGS isolated from blood cultures. The macrolide resistance mechanisms of erythromycin non-susceptible isolates were studied by the double-disc test and PCR. RESULTS: In all, 42.4% of...
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