Is there an ecological relationship between rates of antibiotic resistance of species of the genus Streptococcus? The Spanish Surveillance Group for Respiratory Pathogens.
The relationship between resistance to antibiotics on the part of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes was studied by comparing different prevalences of resistance among hospitals obtained from a recent microbiological surveillance of community-acquired respiratory tract infections. A high correlation for erythromycin resistance was found between S. pneumoniae isolates from lower respiratory tract infections and S. pyogenes isolates collected from pharyngeal swabs.
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Microbiology Department, University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
Granizo
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Aguilar
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Bouza
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Gutierrez
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García-de-Lomas
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D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004463:Ecology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects*
D004917:Erythromycin