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Mechanisms of resistance for Streptococcus pyogenes in northern Utah.
Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology - 1 Jan 2009
Rowe Ryan A, Stephenson Ryan M, East Destry L, Wright Scott
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the rates of penicillin and erythromycin resistance among Streptococcus pyogenes isolates in northern Utah, and (2) determine the genotype of the erythromycin resistant strains, thereby providing information regarding the mechanism of the resistance. DESIGN: Seven hundred thirty-nine isolates of S. pyogenes were identified on 5% Sheep Blood Agar....
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