Identification and Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Non-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes Clones Harboring Tetracycline and Macrolide Resistance in Shanghai, China

Identification and Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Non-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes Clones Harboring Tetracycline and Macrolide Resistance in Shanghai, China

Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), is one of the top 10 infectious causes of death worldwide. Macrolide and tetracycline resistant GAS has emerged as a major health concern in China coinciding with an ongoing scarlet fever epidemic. Furthermore, increasing rates of fl...

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Main Authors: Yinfang Shen, Jiehao Cai, Mark R. Davies, Chi Zhang, Kun Gao, Dan Qiao, Haoqin Jiang, Weilei Yao, Yuefang Li, Mei Zeng, Mingliang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pyogenes
fluoroquinolone resistance
multidrug resistance
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00542/full

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