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Molecular characteristics of serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among community-acquired pneumonia patients in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2008
Isozumi Rie, Ito Yutaka, Ishida Tadashi, Hirai Toyohiro, Ito Isao, Maniwa Ko, Hayashi Michio, Kagioka Hitoshi, Hirabayashi Masataka, Onaru Koichi, Tomioka Hiromi, Tomii Keisuke, Gohma Iwao, Osawa Makoto, Imai Seiichiro, Takakura Shunji, Iinuma Yoshitsugu, Chin Kazuo, Ichiyama Satoshi, Mishima Michiaki
Abstract excerpt
In order to understand the spread of the erythromycin-resistant serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae clone in Japan, we have assessed the molecular characteristics of this clone. Among 156 S. pneumoniae isolates recovered from adults with community-acquired pneumonia between 2003 and 2005, 42 were serotype 3 and 40 were sequence type (ST) 180/Netherlands(3)-31 by multilocus sequence typing. Thirty-eight of the 40...
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