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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2002) 50, 597-599
© 2002 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Prevalence of erm(A) and mef(B) erythromycin resistance determinants in isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from New Zealand

David C. Bean* and John D. Klena§

Plant and Microbial Science Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Received 15 January 2002; returned 7 May 2002; revised 18 June 2002; accepted 8 July 2002

One hundred and twenty-four erythromycin-resistant pneumococcal isolates were examined for the presence of macrolide resistance genes. The erm(B) gene was detected in 118 (95.2%) isolates and the mef(A) gene in 83 (66.9%) isolates. Both the mef(A) and erm(B) genes were detected in 77 (62.1%) isolates. DNA macrorestriction analysis of these isolates identified them as belonging to a single multi-resistant clone.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +064-03-364-2987 (ext. 7169); Fax: +064-364-2083; E-mail: d.bean{at}botn.canterbury.ac.nz

§ Present address. School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.


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