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Presence of international multiresistant clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Colombia.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2001
Vela M C, Fonseca N, Di Fabio J L, Castañeda E
Abstract excerpt
In Colombia, penicillin resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae invasive isolates recovered from children less than 5 years old has increased from 10% in 1994 to 49.4% in 1999, suggesting the circulation of international resistant clones in the country. A total of 167 S. pneumoniae invasive isolates with diminished susceptibility to penicillin (DSP) were studied. The techniques used were pulsed-field gel...
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