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Phenotypes and genotypes of erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from invasive and non-invasive infections from Mexico and the USA during 1999-2010.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Mar 2012
Villaseñor-Sierra Alberto, Katahira Eva, Jaramillo-Valdivia Abril N, Barajas-García María de los Angeles, Bryant Amy, Morfín-Otero Rayo, Márquez-Díaz Francisco, Tinoco Juan Carlos, Sánchez-Corona José, Stevens Dennis L
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence, phenotypes, and genes responsible for erythromycin resistance among Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from Mexico and the USA. METHODS: Eighty-nine invasive and 378 non-invasive isolates from Mexico, plus 148 invasive, 21 non-invasive, and five unclassified isolates from the USA were studied. Susceptibilities to penicillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, ceftriaxone, and vancomycin...
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