Akata, FÖztürk, DTansel, ÖTatman-Otkun, MOtkun, MFitoussi, FBingen, E2024-06-122024-06-1220020924-8579https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00241-8https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/21441The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibilities to macrolides of Group A streptococcal isolates from the European section of Turkey. In the case of resistant isolates, the patterns and genetic mechanisms of erythromycin resistance were studied. Seven (2.7%) of the 260 isolates were resistant to erythromycin. Four of them showed the M phenotype and harboured mefA genes whereas three isolates showed the inducible macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin B resistance phenotype and harboured ermTR genes. In the European section of Turkey, the current resistance rate of Group A streptococci to macrolides remains low. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.en10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00241-8info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessGroup A StreptococciMacrolide ResistanceResistance PhenotypeMefaErmtrErythromycin ResistancePyogenesSusceptibilityPneumoniaeFinlandFranceArticle206461463Q2WOS:0001798991000112-s2.0-003689070812458142Q1