Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Erythromycin-resistant Beta-hemolytic Lancefield Group G Streptococci Causing Bacteremia

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2003 Nov 8

PMID 14605159

Citations 12

Authors

Patrick C Y Woo

Amanda P C To

Herman Tse

Susanna K P Lau

Kwok-Yung Yuen

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Abstract

Among 100 patients with group G beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia in a 6-year period (1997 to 2002), seven had bacteremia caused by erythromycin-resistant strains. Five of the seven patients had cellulitis and/or abscesses. The two isolates resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin possessed erm genes, one ermTR and the other ermB. The five isolates resistant to erythromycin but sensitive to clindamycin and one of those resistant to both erythromycin and clindamycin possessed mef genes.

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