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. 2013;19(9):1525-1527.
doi: 10.3201/eid1909.121466.

Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in humans, Ontario, Canada, 2010-2011

AliReza Eshaghi  1 , Nader Memari, Patrick Tang, Romy Olsha, David J Farrell, Donald E Low, Jonathan B Gubbay, Samir N Patel
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Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae in humans, Ontario, Canada, 2010-2011

AliReza Eshaghi et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013.

Abstract

Antimicrobial drug resistance rates for Mycoplasma pneumoniae was determined in clinical specimens and isolates obtained during 2011-2012 in Ontario, Canada. Of 91 M. pneumoniae drug-resistant specimens, 11 (12.1%) carried nucleotide mutations associated with macrolide resistance in the 23S rRNA gene. None of the M. pneumoniae specimens were resistant to fluoroquinolones or tetracyclines.

Keywords: Canada; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Ontario; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; community-acquired pneumonia; macrolide resistance; macrolides.

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