The emergence of lincosamide and macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes from Pakistan
Article Category: Brief communication (Original)
Published Online: Jan 31, 2017
Page range: 321 - 324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0903.400
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© 2015 Rao Muhammad Abid Khan, Sana Anwar, Zaid Ahmed Pirzada
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Background
Many reports from developing and developed countries have shown increased resistance against macrolides and other antibiotics among
Objectives
To study the current resistance pattern of
Materials and Methods
Altogether, 85 (53%) of
Results
Among other strains, 51 (32%) group D streptococci, 15 (9%) group B streptococci, 7 (4%) group G streptococci, and 2 (1%) group C streptococci were also identified. Predominantly,
Conclusions
The emergence of lincosamide and macrolide resistance among GAS is a major problem worldwide which is probably due to misuse of antibiotics, self-medication, or frequent use of these antibiotics.