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

Acikgoz, Ziya; Almayanlar, Ebru; Gamberzade, Sohret; Gocer, SAFİYE

doi:10.1128/aac.48.4.1410-1412.2004

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, vol.48, no.4, pp.1410-1412, 2004 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 48 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2004
Doi Number: 10.1128/aac.48.4.1410-1412.2004
Journal Name: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1410-1412
Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.