Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Humans, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011

Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Humans, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2011

Antimicrobial drug resistance rates for Mycoplasma pneumoniae was determined in clinical specimens and isolates obtained during 2011–2012 in Ontario, Canada. Of 91 M. pneumoniae drug-resistant specimens, 11 (12.1%) carried nucleotide mutations associated with macrolide resistance in the 23S rRNA gen...

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Main Authors: AliReza Eshaghi, Nader Memari, Patrick Tang, Romy Olsha, David J. Farrell, Donald E. Low, Jonathan B. Gubbay, Samir N. Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
macrolide resistant
community-acquired pneumonia
macrolides
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
bacteria
antibiotic resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/12-1466_article

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