Phenotypic and molecular characterization of erythromycin resistance in four isolates of Streptococcus-like gram-positive cocci causing bacteremia

Patrick C Y Woo; Amanda P C To; Susanna K P Lau; Ami M Y Fung; Kwok-Yung Yuen

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.7.3303-3305.2004

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of erythromycin resistance in four isolates of Streptococcus-like gram-positive cocci causing bacteremia

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jul;42(7):3303-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3303-3305.2004.

Authors

Patrick C Y Woo¹, Amanda P C To, Susanna K P Lau, Ami M Y Fung, Kwok-Yung Yuen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Abstract

Among nine patients with bacteremia caused by Granulicatella or Gemella in a 6-year period (July 1995 to June 2001), three had bacteremia caused by erythromycin-resistant Granulicatella adiacens and one had bacteremia caused by erythromycin-resistant Gemella haemolysans. All four isolates possessed mef genes, whereas none possessed ermT, ermTR, or ermB genes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / microbiology*
Base Sequence
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Erythromycin / pharmacology*
Gram-Positive Cocci / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Cocci / genetics
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
Staphylococcaceae / drug effects*
Staphylococcaceae / genetics

Substances

Erythromycin

Associated data

GENBANK/AY422726
GENBANK/AY422727
GENBANK/AY422728
GENBANK/AY422729