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[Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae on the islands of Gran Canaria and Lanzarote (Spain): molecular mechanisms and serogroup relationships].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Nov 2007
Artiles Fernando, Horcajada-Herrera Iballa, Noguera-Catalán Javier, Alamo-Antúnez Isabel, Bordes-Benítez Ana, Lafarga-Capuz Bernardo
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BACKGROUND: Macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae is coded by the ermB and mefA/E genes. The aim of this study was to determine the status of macrolide-resistance, the molecular mechanisms involved, the serogroup relationships, and the level of co-resistance in S. pneumoniae isolates f...
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