Highly prevalent emmSTG840.0 and emmSTC839.0 types of erythromycin non-susceptible group G Streptococcus isolated from bacteremia in southern Taiwan

Background/Purpose: Group G Streptococcus (GGS) infections in human have increased. Treatment relied on antibiotic therapy, including erythromycin. However, information regarding the dominant strains and erythromycin susceptibility in GGS bacteremia is limited. Methods: A total of 134 GGS were isola...

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Main Authors: Po-Xing Zheng, Yuen-Chi Chan, Chien-Shun Chiou, Cheng-Lu Hsieh, Chuan Chiang-Ni, Jiunn-Jong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217300956