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Epidemiology and Molecular Basis of Penicillin-Resistant Neisseria meningitidis in Spain: A 5-Year History (1985-1989)
1 Feb 1992
Abstract excerpt
Penicillin-resistant (penr) clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis, which do not produce beta-lactamase, were first identified in Spain in 1985; the frequency of their recovery, which has been increasing in the past few years, reached 20% in 1989. Serogrouping, determination of serotypes and subtypes, and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis of the penr strains showed an extensive diversity. Resistance is due,...
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