Prevalence of emm types and antibiotic resistance of group A streptococci in Austria.
The prevalence of emm types and the antibiotic resistance patterns of consecutive isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from South-East Australian patients collected in 1996 and 2003 were determined. Emm 1, emm 4, emm 12, and emm 28 were found to be the predominant types. A remarkable decrease of macrolide resistance from 1996 (19%) to 2003 (3%) was observed.
Eisner
Alexandra
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Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
Leitner
Eva
E
Feierl
Gebhard
G
Kessler
Harald H
HH
Marth
Egon
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D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000145:classification*; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000145:classification*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000145:classification*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein