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, CÜNEYT; Guler, Hicran; Gurcuoglu, Emel; Ozbey, Saliha; KAZAK, ESRA; Sinirtas, AYŞE

doi:10.3906/sag-1007-975

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

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

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.42, no.1, pp.137-144, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1007-975
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.137-144
Keywords: mef(A), erm(B), PCR, S. pneumoniae, ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL-RESISTANCE, PYOGENES, SUSCEPTIBILITY, PREVALENCE, PATHOGENS
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.