Article
Genotypes and related factors reflecting macrolide resistance in pneumococcal pneumonia infections in Japan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Isozumi Rie, Ito Yutaka, Ishida Tadashi, Osawa Makoto, Hirai Toyohiro, Ito Isao, Maniwa Ko, Hayashi Michio, Kagioka Hitoshi, Hirabayashi Masataka, Onari Koichi, Tomioka Hiromi, Tomii Keisuke, Gohma Iwao, Imai Seiichiro, Takakura Shunji, Iinuma Yoshitsugu, Ichiyama Satoshi, Mishima Michiaki
Abstract excerpt
Although macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains possessing either the ermB or mefA gene are very common in Japan, clinical and microbial factors in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by different macrolide resistance genotypes have not been evaluated. A multicenter study of CAP caused by S. pneumoniae was performed in Japan from 2003 to 2005. A total of 156 isolates were tested for...
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