Circulating serotypes and antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children in Cyprus

M. Koliou; Y. Ioannou; A. Efstratiou; N. Hannidou; V. Pieri; M. Alexandrou; E. S. Soteriades

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01705.x

Circulating serotypes and antimicrobial sensitivity of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from children in Cyprus

M. Koliou^*
, Y. Ioannou
, A. Efstratiou
, N. Hannidou
, V. Pieri
, M. Alexandrou
, E. S. Soteriades

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	645-647
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01705.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007

Keywords

Antibiotic resistance
Cyprus
Erythromycin
Group A streptococci
Macrolide consumption
T-serotypes

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