Antibacterial resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) from healthy carriers and tonsillitis patients and association with antibacterial sale in the Faroe Islands.

• Published in: APMIS
• Main Authors: Magnussen, Marita D, Gaini, Shahin, Gislason, Hannes, Kristinsson, Karl G
• Other Authors: 1Microbiological Department, Faroese Food- and Veterinary Authority, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. 2Medical Faculty, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland. 3Department of Internal Medicine & Research Unit of the Medical Department, National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Queen Alexandrines Teaching Hospital, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. 4Department of Infectious Diseases, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. 5University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. 6Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. 7Department of Clinical Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Smitsjúkdómar; Sýklalyf; BAC12; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Asymptomatic Diseases; Child; Preschool; Denmark; Drug Resistance; Bacterial; Erythromycin; Female; Humans; Iceland; Infant; Newborn; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Oropharynx; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus pyogenes; Tetracycline; Tonsillitis; Eik; Faroe Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/618732; https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.12513

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial resistance of Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS), and correlate the findings with the sales of erythromycin and tetracycline. General pra...