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Molecular Characteristics of Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pyogenes Strains Isolated from Children Patients in Tunis, Tunisia.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2017
Ksia Sonia, Smaoui Hanen, Hraoui Manel, Bouafsoun Aida, Boutiba-Ben Boubaker Ihem, Kechrid Amel
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AIM: The aims of our study were to characterize phenotypically and genotypically erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococci (ERGAS) isolates, to evaluate macrolide resistance and to analyze the association between emm types and virulence factors. Included in this study were all ERGAS strains isolated from 2000 to 2013 at the Children's hospital of Tunis. Antimicrobial susceptibility was...
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