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Molecular characterisation of Canadian paediatric multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from 1998-2004.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Nov 2006
Zhanel George G, Wang Xi, Nichol Kim, Nikulin Anatoly, Wierzbowski Aleksandra K, Mulvey Michael, Hoban Daryl J
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Streptococcus pneumoniae (i.e. resistant to three different antimicrobial classes) is a global concern. The molecular epidemiology of MDR S. pneumoniae has not been characterised in Canadian paediatric isolates. Paediatric MDR S. pneumoniae were obtained from a national...
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