Phenotypic and molecular characterization of erythromycin resistance in four isolates of Streptococcus-like gram-positive cocci causing bacteremia.
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.
Woo
Patrick C Y
PC
Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
To
Amanda P C
AP
Lau
Susanna K P
SK
Fung
Ami M Y
AM
Yuen
Kwok-Yung
KY
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
D004917:Erythromycin