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Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis applied to acute otitis media caused by penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2001
Nakashima T, Fukushima K, Tahara M, Sugata K I, Ogawa T, Sugata A, Gunduz M, Ueki Y, Uno Y, Nishizaki K
Abstract excerpt
The spread of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSSP) is an emerging problem for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM). Attendance of children at day care centers, as well as the spread of PNSSP, is a risk factor for AOM. The status of the spread of PNSSP during the acute infection phase of AOM has not been evaluated. We examined the clonality of samples from seven children in a day care...
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