Oropharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant viridans group streptococci: a prevalence study among healthy adults in Belgium | Zendy

Surbhi MalhotraKumar | Zendy

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Oropharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant viridans group streptococci: a prevalence study among healthy adults in Belgium

Author(s) -

Surbhi MalhotraKumar

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh026

Subject(s) - carriage , viridans streptococci , medicine , antibiotics , respiratory tract infections , microbiology and biotechnology , macrolide antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , respiratory tract , drug resistance , erythromycin , streptococcus , biology , respiratory system , bacteria , pathology , genetics

Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are gaining significance as reservoirs of resistance determinants for respiratory tract pathogens. Our aim was to investigate healthy adults for oropharyngeal carriage of VGS that are resistant to macrolides, as well as to other common antibiotics.

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