High frequency of erythromycin A resistance and distribution of mefE and ermB genes in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Japan
Authors:
- Hiroki OkamotoHOHiroki Okamoto
- Kazuhiro TatedaKTKazuhiro Tateda
- Yoshikazu IshiiYIYoshikazu Ishii
- Tetsuya MatsumotoTMTetsuya Matsumoto
- Takao KobayashiTKTakao Kobayashi
- Shuichi MiyazakiSMShuichi Miyazaki
- Keizo YamaguchiKYKeizo Yamaguchi
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 8 (1) , 28-32
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