Antibiotic susceptibility and mechanisms of erythromycin resistance in clinical isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: French multicenter study.
Among 126 Streptococcus agalactiae isolates collected in 10 French laboratories in 1999, 27 (21.4%) had macrolide resistance related to the presence of erm(B) (11 strains), erm(A) subclass erm(TR) (10 strains), and mef(A) genes (2 strains) and the presence of combinations of erm(B) and erm(A) genes or mef(A) genes (3 strains).
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Association de Formation Continue en Pathologie Infectieuse des Biologistes, 75005 Paris, France.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005602:France; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin