Group A streptococcus colonies from a single throat swab can have heterogeneous antimicrobial susceptibility patterns.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 32(3): 296-8, 2013 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23249905
This study describes for the first time heterogeneity of antibiotic resistance profiles among group A Streptococcus isolates originating from a single throat swab in patients with acute pharyngitis. For each throat swab, 10 group A Streptococcus colonies were randomly selected from the primary plate and subcultured to a secondary plate. These isolates were characterized by various phenotypic and genotypic methods. Our results demonstrated that differing antibiotic resistance profiles were present in 19% of pediatric patients with acute pharyngitis before antimicrobial treatment. This heterogeneity likely resulted from horizontal gene transfer among streptococcal isolates sharing the same genetic background. As only a minority of colonies displayed antibiotic resistance among these heterogeneous samples, a classical diagnostic antibiogram would have classified them in most instances as "susceptible," although therapeutic failure could be caused by the proliferation of resistant strains after initiation of antibiotic treatment.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Faringe
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Infecciones Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Faringitis
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos