Resistance to Erythromycin in Group A Streptococci
- 30 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 326 (5) , 292-297
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199201303260503
Abstract
The use of erythromycin in Finland nearly tripled from 1979 to 1989. In 1988, we observed an unusually high frequency of resistance to erythromycin in group A streptococci in one geographic region. Because routine testing does not detect the sensitivity of these organisms to antibiotics, we initiated a national study to evaluate the extent of this resistance.Keywords
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