A study on molecular characterization of macrolide resistance mechanism among isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the southern Marmara region of Turkey, as well as resistance to macrolides and penicillin in these isolates


ÖZAKIN C., Guler H., Gurcuoglu E., Ozbey S. B., KAZAK E., Sinirtas A. M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.137-144, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1007-975
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: mef(A), erm(B), PCR, S. pneumoniae, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL-RESISTANCE, PYOGENES, SUSCEPTIBILITY, PREVALENCE, PATHOGENS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To determine the distribution of macrolide resistance genes as well as resistance rates in isolated Streptococcus pneumoniae strains from the southern Marmara region of Turkey.