Macrolide- and telithromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes, Belgium, 1999-2003

We found a 13% macrolide resistance in 3,866 Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from tonsillopharyngitis patients; 59% macrolide-resistant isolates were distributed in 5 clones, suggesting the importance of both resistance gene transfer and clonal dissemination in the spread of these organisms. We also...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2005-06, Vol.11 (6), p.939-942
Hauptverfasser:	Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi, Lammens, Christine, Chapelle, Sabine, Wijdooghe, Monique, Piessens, Jasper, Van Herck, Koen, Goossens, Herman
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology antibiotic resistance bacterial Care and treatment Child Child, Preschool clones Drug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics Drug therapy Humans Infant Ketolides - pharmacology Keywords: Molecular epidemiology Macrolide antibiotics Macrolides - pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged pediatric pharyngitis Population Surveillance Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - microbiology Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pyogenes - classification Streptococcus pyogenes - drug effects Streptococcus pyogenes - genetics Telithromycin
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Zusammenfassung:	We found a 13% macrolide resistance in 3,866 Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from tonsillopharyngitis patients; 59% macrolide-resistant isolates were distributed in 5 clones, suggesting the importance of both resistance gene transfer and clonal dissemination in the spread of these organisms. We also report one of the largest collections of telithromycin-resistant isolates.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1106.041247