Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Erythromycin-Resistant Beta-Hemolytic Lancefield Group G Streptococci Causing Bacteremia

Patrick C.Y. Woo; Amanda P.C. To; Herman Tse; Susanna K.P. Lau; Kwok Yung Yuen

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.11.5188-5191.2003

Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Erythromycin-Resistant Beta-Hemolytic Lancefield Group G Streptococci Causing Bacteremia

Patrick C.Y. Woo, Amanda P.C. To, Herman Tse, Susanna K.P. Lau, Kwok Yung Yuen

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5188-5191
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.11.5188-5191.2003
Publication status	Published - Nov 2003
Externally published	Yes

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