Macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin B-constitutive-type resistance in Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum isolated from upper respiratory tract specimens.

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Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is commonly found in normal upper respiratory tract flora in humans. In certain conditions it can cause the opportunistic infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. In certain strains of Corynebacterium sp., the macrolide, lincosamide, and streptogramin B (MLSb) resistance mechanism related to the presence of the erm(X) gene was discovered; hence, the need appeared...

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