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Activity of telithromycin against multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and molecular characterization of macrolide and tetracycline resistance determinants.
Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) - 1 Oct 2005
Cascone C, Mezzatesta M L, Santagati M, Cafiso V, Nicoletti G, Stefani S
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The antistreptococcal activity of telithromycin and 11 different comparators was evaluated in 26 multi-drug resistant (MDR) Streptococcus pneumoniae strains collected during 2002-2003 as part of the ongoing PROTEKT (Prospective Resistant Organism Tracking and Epidemiology for the Ketolide Telithromycin) Italian Surveillance Program. The strains were characterized for their susceptibility to antibiotics both at...
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