Macrolide resistance and distribution of erm and mef genes among beta-haemolytic streptococci in Hong Kong

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Mar;21(3):238-40. doi: 10.1007/s10096-001-0686-9. Epub 2002 Mar 19.

Authors

M Ip¹, D J Lyon, T Leung, A F B Cheng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. margaretip@cuhk.edu.hk

PMID: 11957032
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-001-0686-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
Genes, Bacterial / genetics*
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Macrolides
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology*
Streptococcus / drug effects
Streptococcus / genetics*
Streptococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Macrolides