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Clonal spread of fluoroquinolone non-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes
Author(s) -
Surbhi MalhotraKumar,
Christine Lammens,
Sabine Chapelle,
Cecile Mallentjer,
Joost Weyler,
Herman Goossens
Publication year - 2005
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/dki011
Subject(s) - streptococcus pyogenes , microbiology and biotechnology , ciprofloxacin , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , biology , antibacterial agent , serotype , ofloxacin , antibiotics , genotype , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , gene
Fluoroquinolones are an important group of antibiotics widely used in adults, and, despite the absence of official approval, these drugs are also used in children. So far, resistance to fluoroquinolones in Streptococcus pyogenes is very rare.

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