High Prevalence of the ermB Gene among Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Germany during the Winter of 2000-2001 and In Vitro Activity of Telithromycin

AUTOR(ES)

Kresken, Michael

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Of 595 isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from outpatients with respiratory tract infections, collected from 17 microbiology laboratories, 14.1% were resistant to erythromycin. Eighty-three erythromycin-resistant isolates were genetically analyzed, 83.1% of which harbored the ermB gene. Only four isolates (4.8%) harbored the mefA gene. Telithromycin exhibited potent activity against all isolates.

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