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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1567-1569, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01325-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence of the erm(T) Gene in Clinical Isolates of Erythromycin-Resistant Group D Streptococcus and Enterococcus{triangledown}

Linda P. DiPersio,* Joseph R. DiPersio, Kevin C. Frey, and Jacqueline A. Beach

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio 44304

Received 15 October 2007/ Returned for modification 9 January 2008/ Accepted 10 February 2008

Among 48 erythromycin-resistant group D streptococci (GDS), 36 had the erm(T) resistance gene. erm(T) was also found in 4 of 31 erythromycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates. This is the first report of the erm(T) gene in U.S. GDS isolates and the first report of the erm(T) gene in enterococci.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Summa Health System, Akron, OH 44304. Phone: (330) 375-4649. Fax: (330) 375-4874. E-mail: dipersil{at}summa-health.org

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 February 2008.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, April 2008, p. 1567-1569, Vol. 52, No. 4
0066-4804/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.01325-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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