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Trends of invasive serotype 6C pneumococci in Spain: emergence of a new lineage.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2011
Rolo Dora, Fenoll Asunción, Ardanuy Carmen, Calatayud Laura, Cubero Meritxell, de la Campa Adela G, Liñares Josefina
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the epidemiology of isolates of serotype 6C among invasive pneumococci isolated from children and adults in Spain between 1997 and 2009, and to characterize serotype 6C clones and macrolide and quinolone resistance mechanisms. METHODS: Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined following CLSI guidelines. Phenotypic characterization of macrolide-resistant isolates was performed by the...
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