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Distribution of erm genes and low prevalence of inducible resistance to clindamycin among staphylococci isolates.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Coutinho Vivian de Lima Spode, Paiva Rodrigo Minuto, Reiter Keli Cristine, de-Paris Fernanda, Barth Afonso Luis, Machado Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro
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INTRODUCTION: Resistance to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins B (MLS(B) antibiotics) in staphylococci may be due to modification in ribosomal target methylase encoded by erm genes. The expression of MLS(B) resistance lead to three phenotypes, namely constitutive resistance (cMLS(B)), inducible resistance (iMLS(B)), and resistance only to macrolides and streptogramins B (MS(B)). The iMLS(B) resistance is...
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