National Department of Defense surveillance data for antibiotic resistance and emm gene types of clinical group A streptococcal isolates from eight basic training military sites

Christopher P Barrozo; Kevin L Russell; Tyler C Smith; Anthony W Hawksworth; Margaret A K Ryan; Gregory C Gray

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.10.4808-4811.2003

National Department of Defense surveillance data for antibiotic resistance and emm gene types of clinical group A streptococcal isolates from eight basic training military sites

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Oct;41(10):4808-11. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4808-4811.2003.

Authors

Christopher P Barrozo¹, Kevin L Russell, Tyler C Smith, Anthony W Hawksworth, Margaret A K Ryan, Gregory C Gray

Affiliation

¹ Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92186-5122, USA.

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance and emm gene types were examined from 692 Group A streptococci isolates from eight United States military basic training sites between 1998 and 2001. Macrolide resistance was associated with geographic sites and emm type. These data are useful for vaccine development initiatives and antimicrobial treatment considerations.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Antigens, Bacterial*
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics*
Carrier Proteins / genetics*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial* / genetics
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Military Personnel*
Population Surveillance* / methods
Risk Factors
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus pyogenes / drug effects*
Streptococcus pyogenes / genetics
United States

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Carrier Proteins
streptococcal M protein