Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates in Germany during 2003-2013.

A nationwide laboratory-based surveillance study of invasive S. pyogenes infections was conducted in Germany. Invasive isolates (n = 1,281) were obtained between 2003 and 2013. All isolates were susceptible to penicillin, cefotaxime and vancomycin. Tetracycline showed the highest rate of resistant o...

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Main Authors: Matthias Imöhl, Mark van der Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4560406?pdf=render