| Literature DB >> 17307980 |
Vanessa Ayer1, Wezenet Tewodros, Anand Manoharan, Sini Skariah, Feng Luo, Debra E Bessen.
Abstract
A global sample of group A streptococci (GAS) revealed > or =80 separate acquisitions of tetracycline resistance. Of 244 clones, 38 and 25% displayed resistance to tetracycline and erythromycin, respectively; a relatively high proportion (15%) were resistant to both classes of drugs. tet(M) displayed a highly significant association with erm(B).Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17307980 PMCID: PMC1855555 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01341-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191