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Multicenter Study
. 2006 Apr 15;42(8):1153-6.
doi: 10.1086/501460. Epub 2006 Mar 6.

Macrolide prescriptions and erythromycin resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes

Carlo Gagliotti  1 , Lucia Nobilio, Milena Milandri, Maria Luisa Moro; Emilia-Romagna Antibiotic Resistance Study Group
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Multicenter Study

Macrolide prescriptions and erythromycin resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes

Carlo Gagliotti et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

This study shows a significant association between the number of macrolide prescriptions reimbursed by the Italian National Health Service and resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes to erythromycin in children from a region in northern Italy with high prevalence of erythromycin resistance. Recent prescription of a macrolide (especially azithromycin) is a predictor of erythromycin resistance, as well as a possible risk factor for resistance at a community level.

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