Studies of the continuing susceptibility of group A streptococcal strains to penicillin during eight decades

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Authors

MICHELLE H. MACRIS · Elkhart Clinic

Nancy Hartman · Elkhart Clinic

BERNADETTE MURRAY · Elkhart Clinic

Renate F. Klein · Elkhart Clinic

Richard B. Roberts · Elkhart Clinic

Edward L. Kaplan · Elkhart Clinic

D. B. HORN · Elkhart Clinic

Abstract

There has been no change in the susceptibility of group A streptococci during this time in spite of well-documented cases of penicillin resistance in other Gram-positive organisms and despite recognized resistance of group A streptococci to other antibiotics.

Topics & Keywords

Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volume 17, Issue 5, pp. 377-381

DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199805000-00006

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