Association between resistance to erythromycin and the presence of the fibronectin binding protein F1 gene, prtF1, in Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from German pediatric patients.
A total of 301 German pediatric group A streptococcus isolates were screened for the presence of macrolide resistance and the fibronectin binding protein F1 gene (prtF1) encoding an adhesin and cell invasiveness protein. The prtF1 gene was present significantly more often among macrolide-resistant isolates. The majority of these were not clonally related.
Haller
Maria
M
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital of Freiburg, Mathildenstrasse 1, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
Fluegge
Kirsten
K
Arri
Sandra Jasminder
SJ
Adams
Brit
B
Berner
Reinhard
R
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005353:Fibronectins; C078635:fibronectin-binding proteins, bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin