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Antimicrobial susceptibilities and analysis of genes related to penicillin or macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Aug 2004
Hiramatsu Kazufumi, Ohama Minoru, Mijajima Yoshiko, Kishi Kenji, Mizunoe Syunji, Tokimatsu Issei, Nagai Hiroyuki, Kadota Jun-ichi, Saikawa Tetsunori, Nasu Masaru
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and seventy-seven strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae derived from respiratory specimens between 1987 and 2001 were evaluated for their antimicrobial susceptibilities and distribution of genes related to penicillin and macrolide resistance. Resistance rates tended to be higher for the 1996-2001 isolates than for the 1987-1995 isolates for all beta-lactams tested. For benzylpenicillin the MIC(90) value...
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