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Highly virulent M1 Streptococcus pyogenes isolates resistant to clindamycin.
Medecine et maladies infectieuses - 1 Jan 2000
Plainvert C, Martin C, Loubinoux J, Touak G, Dmytruk N, Collobert G, Fouet A, Ploy M-C, Poyart C
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CONTEXT: Emm1-type group A Streptococcus (GAS), or Streptococcus pyogenes, is mostly responsible for invasive infections such as necrotizing fasciitis (NF) and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). The recommended treatment of severe invasive GAS infections is a combination of clindamycin and penicillin. Until 2012, almost all emm1 isolates were susceptible to clindamycin. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify...
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