title: Prevalence of emm types and antibiotic resistance of group A streptococci in Austria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene, Medical University of Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eisner
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: Gebhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feierl
authors.forename: Harald H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Egon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marth
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein