Original Article
Group A Streptococcus: Another Resistant Pathogen
Objectives: In Greenville, South Carolina in 1992, erythromycin resistance in GAS was less than 5%, and there were no fully resistant strains. With a large increase in macrolide and azalide usage within the Greenville area, we again examined susceptibility patterns of pharyngeal GAS isolates in 2002 to 2003. Methods: Community…