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[Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in the pediatric population in Beijing].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 2004
Yang Hui, Shen Xu-zhuang, Wang Yong-hong, Yuan Lin, Yu Sang-jie, Yang Yong-hong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae from children in Beijing. METHODS: The MICs of penicillin and erythromycin were determined by the E-test methods for 200 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected from 2002 to 2003 at Beijing Children's Hospital. MICs of azithrhomycin, clarithromycin, acetylspiramycin and clindamycin for 147 erythromycin-resistant isolates...
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