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Epidemiology and molecular characterization of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes in Taiwan.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2014
Huang Chia-Ying, Lai Jui-Fen, Huang I-Wen, Chen Pei-Chen, Wang Hui-Ying, Shiau Yih-Ru, Cheng Ya-Wen, Hsieh Li-Yun, Chang Shan-Chwen, Lauderdale Tsai-Ling Yang
Abstract excerpt
Our multicenter nationwide surveillance data indicated that erythromycin (ERY) resistance among group A Streptococcus (GAS) isolates in Taiwan declined from 53.1% in 1998 and 2000 to 14.6% in 2002 and 2004 and 10.7% in 2006 to 2010 (P < 0.01). The present study aimed to assess the epidemiology of GAS in Taiwan and identify factors associated with ERY resistance. All 127 ERY-resistant (ERY(r)) isolates and 128...
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