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Clonal expansion and microevolution of quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype typhi in Vietnam from 1996 to 2004.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Le Thi Anh Hong, Fabre Laëtitia, Roumagnac Philippe, Grimont Patrick A D, Scavizzi Maurice R, Weill François-Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi clinical isolates (n = 91) resistant to nalidixic acid (Nal(r)) were collected from sporadic cases and minor outbreaks throughout Vietnam between 1996 and 2004. These isolates were typed and compared by four methods: Vi phage typing, PstI ribotyping, XbaI and SpeI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. The results indicated...
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