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Mutational analysis of reduced telithromycin susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated clinically in Japan.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jun 2010
Takaya Akiko, Kitagawa Naomi, Kuroe Yukano, Endo Kikutarou, Okazaki Mitsuhiro, Yokoyama Eiji, Wada Akihito, Yamamoto Tomoko
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A total of 132 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected between 2005 and 2006 in Japan were examined for susceptibility to telithromycin (TEL) and macrolide. The overall resistance to macrolide was 80%. Among the isolates, 128 strains had low-level TEL susceptibility (minimal inhibitory concentrations [MICs] 0.03-1 microg mL(-1)), suggesting that pneumococci with reduced susceptibility to TEL have appeared...
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