T Types, emm Genotypes and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolated fromSchool Children in Jinju, 2006 / 대한임상미생물학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
; : 6-10, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-220744
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Streptococcus pyogenes is the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis. T antigens and emm genotypes are essential markers for an epidemiological study of S. pyogenes. Macrolide resistance of S. pyogenes is a serious obstracle to successfully treating a sore throat.METHODS:
One-hundred forty-seven strains of S. pyogenes isolated from healthy school children in 2006 were subjected to T typing and emm genotyping. A disk diffusion method was applied for several antibiotics. A double disk diffusion test was performed to evaluate the phenotype distribution of macrolide resistance.RESULTS:
Among T antigens and emm genotypes, T11 (19.7%) and emm78 (16.7%), respectively, were the most common in 2006. Both T5/27/44 (2.3%) and emm44/61 (9.1%) declined to a great extent from about 29% in 2004. The rate of resistance to antibiotics were 11.6% to erythromycin, 4.8% to clindamycin, 21.8% to tetracycline, and 7.5% to ofloxacin. M and cMLSB phenotypes were 52.9% and 41.2% respectively.CONCLUSION:
T typing and emm genotyping proved a dynamic change in their distribution in 2006 compared to the results of 2004. Erythromycin and clindamycin resistance remained low as in 2004, whereas ofloxacin resistance increased slightly. M and cMLSB phenotypes were equivalent in 2006, whereas cMLSB was predominant in 2004.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phenotype
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Streptococcus
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Tetracycline
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Clindamycin
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Ofloxacin
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Pharyngitis
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Erythromycin
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article