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High prevalence of beta-lactam-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b isolates derived from respiratory tract specimens in Japanese patients.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2009
Yokota Shin-ichi, Ohkoshi Yasuo, Sato Kiyoshi, Fujii Nobuhiro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Serotypeable strains of Haemophilus influenzae, which can cause invasive infections, are found in the respiratory tract at low frequencies. We compared the antibiotic resistance of the typeable and nontypeable strains of H. influenzae in respiratory tract specimens obtained in Japan. METHODS: We determined the serotypes and the antibiotic susceptibilities of 440 clinical H. influenzae strains isolated...
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