Macrolide resistance determinants of invasive and noninvasive group B streptococci in a Turkish hospital.

نویسندگان

  • Ziya Cibali Acikgoz
  • Ebru Almayanlar
  • Sohret Gamberzade
  • Safiye Gocer
چکیده

Macrolide resistance in 156 consecutive group B streptococcal isolates was investigated. Thirty-five isolates (22.4%) had inducible (80%) or constitutive (20%) erythromycin resistance. The genes responsible were erm(B), erm(A) subclass erm(TR), and erm(B) plus erm(TR) in 62.9, 2.9, and 8.6% of isolates, respectively. Nine isolates (25.7%) harbored neither mef nor detectable erm genes.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

دوره 48 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004