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Emergence of a multidrug-resistant clone (ST320) among invasive serotype 19A pneumococci in Spain.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2009
Ardanuy Carmen, Rolo Dora, Fenoll Asunción, Tarrago David, Calatayud Laura, Liñares Josefina
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OBJECTIVES: Multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates of serotype 19A have emerged all over the world in recent years. The aim of this study was to characterize highly penicillin-resistant pneumococcal strains of the 19A serotype, collected in Spain from 1997 to 2007 from patients with invasive disease. METHODS: Antibiotic susceptibility was studied by microdilution. All penicillin-resistant...
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