title: Phenotypic and molecular characterization of erythromycin resistance in four isolates of Streptococcus-like gram-positive cocci causing bacteremia.
abstract: Among nine patients with bacteremia caused by Granulicatella or Gemella in a 6-year period (July 1995 to June 2001), three had bacteremia caused by erythromycin-resistant Granulicatella adiacens and one had bacteremia caused by erythromycin-resistant Gemella haemolysans. All four isolates possessed mef genes, whereas none possessed ermT, ermTR, or ermB genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Amanda P C
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Ami M Y
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010641:Phenotype; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin