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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2005, p. 4798-4800, Vol. 49, No. 11
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AAC.49.11.4798-4800.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Belgian Reference Center for Group A Streptococcus, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Received 31 May 2005/ Returned for modification 29 July 2005/ Accepted 26 August 2005
Resistance to macrolides and tetracyclines is increasing among streptococci and co-occurs as their resistance determinants are carried on the same mobile element. We developed a multiplex PCR to facilitate simultaneous and specific detection of resistance determinants for both macrolides [erm(A), erm(B), and mef(A/E)] and tetracyclines [tet(M), tet(O), tet(K), and tet(L)] in streptococci.
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