Article
[Occurrences of penicillin-binding protein 2B gene in clinically isolated penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Sept 1998
Chen G, Fukuchi K, Wakuta R, Sando T, Takagi Y, Gomi K
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed 88 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) isolated in Showa University Hospital from June 1995 to July 1996. The ratios of antibiotic resistance were 39% to penicillin G, 50% to erythromycin, and 2% to imipenem. No resistant to cefotaxime and ofloxacin was observed. Thirt...
Topics
- Aminoacyltransferases
- Bacterial Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- Cross Infection
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Hexosyltransferases
- Humans
- Inpatients
- Japan
- Muramoylpentapeptide Carboxypeptidase
- Penicillin Resistance
- Penicillin-Binding Proteins
- Peptidyl Transferases
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Streptococcus pneumoniae