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Dissemination of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Containing Both erm (B) and mef (A) in South Korea

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Macrolide resistance was detected in 64 of 77 (83.1%) Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from South Korea. Seven (10.9%) isolates contained only mef(A), 32 (50%) contained only erm(B), and 25 (39.1%) contained mef(A) and erm(B). Nineteen isolates containing mef(A) and erm(B) belonged to serotype 19F, and seven isolates were identical to the Taiwan(19F)-14 clone.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.12.5787-5791.2003

Authors: Ken B. Waites, Kellie E. Jones, Kyung Hyo Kim, Stephen A. Moser, Crystal N. Johnson, Susan K. Hollingshead, Eun-Suk Kang, Ki Sook Hong, William H. Benjamin

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ewha Womans University

Language: English

Topic: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2124668447

FWCI: 1.274

Cites: 18

Cited by: 20

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