Abstract
In a prospective study of acute pharyngitis in Italian children, 69 (38.3%) of 180 isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes were resistant to macrolides. S. pyogenes was eradicated in 12 (63.1%) of 19 patients with erythromycin-resistant S. pyogenes treated with clarithromycin and in 22 (88%) of 25 patients with erythromycin-susceptible strains. The constitutive- resistant phenotype was correlated with failure of macrolide treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 180-183 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)