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A total of 486
<jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae</jats:italic>
isolates were collected in 2003 and 2004 in Germany and revealed the following resistance rates: penicillin G (7.2%) and erythromycin A (18.9%). Telithromycin exhibited good in vitro activity (MIC at which 90% of the isolates tested were inhibited, 0.125 μg/ml). However, one
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(B)-positive isolate was found to be telithromycin resistant (MIC, 8 μg/ml).
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