Resistance to macrolides, clindamycin and telithromycin in Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in Spain during 2004

Abstract

The significant increase in the prevalence of resistance to clindamycin and miocamycin, and the prevalence of resistance to telithromycin reached in a short period of time from the introduction of its use, underscore the need for continuous surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in S. pyogenes in Spain.