High-level levofloxacin-resistant emm12 group A Streptococcus, 2012–2018: A multicenter study in Taiwan

High-level levofloxacin-resistant emm12 group A Streptococcus, 2012–2018: A multicenter study in Taiwan

High-level levofloxacin-resistant group A Streptococcus emerged in Taiwan in 2012. Among the 24 isolates identified, 23 belonged to emm12/ST36, most harbored the same GyrA and ParC mutations and were highly clonal. wgMLST showed them to be closely related to the Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak stra...

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Main Authors: Ying-Chi Huang, Jui-Fen Lai, Chi-Jung Wu, I-Wen Huang, Shu-Chen Kuo, Ching-Len Liao, Tzu-Wen Huang, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Subjects:
Group A Streptococcus
Streptococcus pyogenes
emm type
Levofloxacin-nonsusceptible
emm12
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118223000889

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