Macrolide Resistance Determinants of Invasive and Noninvasive Group B Streptococci in a Turkish Hospital

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Acikgoz Z. C., Almayanlar E., Gamberzade S., Gocer S.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.1410-1412, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1128/aac.48.4.1410-1412.2004
  • Dergi Adı: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1410-1412
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.