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Resistance to Erythromycin in Group A Streptococci

1992; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 326; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199201303260503

1533-4406

Helena Seppälä, A Nissinen, H Järvinen, Saara Huovinen, Taisto Henriksson, Elja Herva, Stig E. Holm, M Jahkola, Marja‐Leena Katila, Timo Klaukka, S Kontiainen, Oili Liimatainen, Sinikka Oinonen, Leena Passi-Metsomaa, Pentti Huovinen,

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

The use of erythromycin in Finland nearly tripled from 1979 to 1989. In 1988, we observed an unusually high frequency of resistance to erythromycin in group A streptococci in one geographic region. Because routine testing does not detect the sensitivity of these organisms to antibiotics, we initiated a national study to evaluate the extent of this resistance.