title: Have group A streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility emerged?
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan koujikim@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banno
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Wanchun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wachino
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshichika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D047090:beta-Lactams / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams
keywords: GAS; PBPs; Streptococcus pyogenes; group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility; penicillin-binding proteins; β-lactam non-susceptibility