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Penicillin-binding protein gene alterations in Streptococcus uberis isolates presenting decreased susceptibility to penicillin.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2010
Haenni Marisa, Galofaro Laure, Ythier Mathilde, Giddey Marlyse, Majcherczyk Paul, Moreillon Philippe, Madec Jean-Yves
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus uberis is an environmental pathogen commonly causing bovine mastitis, an infection that is generally treated with penicillin G. No field case of true penicillin-resistant S. uberis (MIC > 16 mg/liter) has been described yet, but isolates presenting decreased susceptibility (MIC of 0.25 to 0.5 mg/liter) to this drug are regularly reported to our laboratory. In this study, we demonstrated that S....
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