Article
Prevalence and clonal characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes clinical isolates with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Spain.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2010
Montes Milagrosa, Tamayo Esther, Orden Beatriz, Larruskain Julián, Perez-Trallero Emilio
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of non-fluoroquinolone (FQ)-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes isolates and to study their mechanisms of resistance. We performed a prospective prevalence study with 468 isolates collected from 2005 to 2007 and a retrospect...
Topics
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Child
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Female
- Fluoroquinolones
- Genes, Bacterial
- Humans
- Male
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Prospective Studies