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Molecular epidemiology of macrolide resistant Group A streptococci from Puducherry, India

Author(s) -

Tintu Abraham,

Sujatha Sistla

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9132

Subject(s) - streptococcus pyogenes , erythromycin , penicillin , microbiology and biotechnology , macrolide antibiotics , genotyping , biology , antibiotics , phenotype , antibiotic resistance , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , streptococcaceae , genotype , gene , polymerase chain reaction , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus

In penicillin allergic patients, macrolides are the most commonly used antibiotics for treating streptococcal infections, irrespective of the higher resistance rates. The objective of this study was to evaluate the comparative prevalence, phenotypes, and genetic determinants of macrolide resistance and associated emm types among different clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes.

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