Prevalence and mechanism of resistance to antimicrobial agents in group G streptococcal isolates from China

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jan;55(1):402-4. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01106-10. Epub 2010 Oct 18.

Abstract

Eighty group G streptococcal stains were collected from Chinese children. Susceptibility testing was done by a double-dilution and a disk diffusion method. PCR was used to test drug-resistant genes, and the χ(2) test and definite probability methods were used to test for statistically significant differences among the three groups. Thirty-four isolates (42.5%) showed resistance to erythromycin. There are differences between the resistance characteristics of group G streptococci from different regions of China.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • China
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Streptococcus / drug effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents