TY - JOUR
T1 - High incidence of erythromycin-resistant streptococci in Taiwan
AU - Wu, Jiunn Jong
AU - Lin, Ku Yuan
AU - Hsueh, Po Ren
AU - Liu, Jien Wei
AU - Pan, Hsin I.
AU - Sheu, Shwu Meei
PY - 1997/4
Y1 - 1997/4
N2 - The activities of nine antimicrobial agents against 247 isolates of group B, C, F, and G streptococci and viridans group streptococci were studied by the broth microdilution method. Erythromycin resistance was found in 29.7, 41.7, 81.8, 23.5, and 53.3% of the strains of group B, C, F, and G streptococci and viridans group streptococci tested, respectively. Macrolides are not considered an optimal alternative to penicillin in the treatment of streptococcal infections, at least empirically, in Taiwan.
AB - The activities of nine antimicrobial agents against 247 isolates of group B, C, F, and G streptococci and viridans group streptococci were studied by the broth microdilution method. Erythromycin resistance was found in 29.7, 41.7, 81.8, 23.5, and 53.3% of the strains of group B, C, F, and G streptococci and viridans group streptococci tested, respectively. Macrolides are not considered an optimal alternative to penicillin in the treatment of streptococcal infections, at least empirically, in Taiwan.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030899539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1128/aac.41.4.844
DO - 10.1128/aac.41.4.844
M3 - Article
C2 - 9087502
AN - SCOPUS:0030899539
SN - 0066-4804
VL - 41
SP - 844
EP - 846
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IS - 4
ER -
