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Molecular characterisation of macrolide resistance mechanisms of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in Germany, 2002-2003.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Jul 2004
Reinert Ralf René, Franken Carmen, van der Linden Mark, Lütticken Rudolf, Cil Murat, Al-Lahham Adnan
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, a real-time PCR protocol was developed for the detection of macrolide resistance determinants and was validated in a nationwide study in Germany covering a total of 236 Streptococcus pyogenes and 241 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains collected from children < or = 16 years of...
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