increasing resistance of strep throat to macrolides

June 2002

Experts are now concerned about increasing resistance of strep throat to macrolides...erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin.

Until recently there has been very little antibiotic-resistant group A streptococcus in the U.S.

But now almost 50% of group A strep in some areas are resistant to macrolides...probably due to increasing use of these antibiotics.

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