TY - JOUR
T1 - Circulating serotypes and antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children in Cyprus
AU - Koliou, M.
AU - Ioannou, Y.
AU - Efstratiou, A.
AU - Hannidou, N.
AU - Pieri, V.
AU - Alexandrou, M.
AU - Soteriades, E. S.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - The most common T-serotypes among group A streptococci (n = 88) isolated from pharyngeal samples of children referred to a tertiary hospital in Cyprus for pharyngitis or scarlet fever during a 14-month period (2003-2004) were T28 (25%), T8/25/Imp19 (22.7%) and T12 (9.1%). All 88 isolates were sensitive to penicillin and clindamycin, but 1.1% and 18.2% of isolates were resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline, respectively. Macrolide consumption was estimated at 1.7 defined daily doses/1000 inhabitants/day. The low percentage of resistance to macrolides may have been related, at least in part, to the low consumption of macrolides.
AB - The most common T-serotypes among group A streptococci (n = 88) isolated from pharyngeal samples of children referred to a tertiary hospital in Cyprus for pharyngitis or scarlet fever during a 14-month period (2003-2004) were T28 (25%), T8/25/Imp19 (22.7%) and T12 (9.1%). All 88 isolates were sensitive to penicillin and clindamycin, but 1.1% and 18.2% of isolates were resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline, respectively. Macrolide consumption was estimated at 1.7 defined daily doses/1000 inhabitants/day. The low percentage of resistance to macrolides may have been related, at least in part, to the low consumption of macrolides.
KW - Antibiotic resistance
KW - Cyprus
KW - Erythromycin
KW - Group A streptococci
KW - Macrolide consumption
KW - T-serotypes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34248401608&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=34248401608&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01705.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01705.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17378928
AN - SCOPUS:34248401608
SN - 1198-743X
VL - 13
SP - 645
EP - 647
JO - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
JF - Clinical Microbiology and Infection
IS - 6
ER -