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Dissemination of Streptococcus pneumoniae clone Colombia(5)-19 in Latin America.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2002
Gamboa Liliana, Camou Teresa, Hortal María, Castañeda Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 5 is the third most common capsular type causing invasive diseases in children younger than 5 years in Latin America. Preliminary data on Colombian serotype 5 isolates indicated a common clonal origin associated with resistance to tetracycline (TET) and chloramph...
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