Prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Santiago, Chile

Authors
Palavecino, EL Riedel, I Berrios, X Bajaksouzian, S Johnson, D Kaplan, E Jacobs, MR
Citation
El. Palavecino et al., Prevalence and mechanisms of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Santiago, Chile, ANTIM AG CH, 45(1), 2001, pp. 339-341
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN journal
00664804 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
339 - 341
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(200101)45:1<339:PAMOMR>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Thirty-two macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes isolates were found a mong 594 clinical isolates collected from 1990 to 1998 in Santiago, Chile, for an overall prevalence of 7.2%. Among the 32 resistant isolates, 28 (87. 5%) presented the M phenotype and 4 (12.5%) presented the MLSB phenotype. S erotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed genetic dive rsity among the resistant isolates.