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Clonality behind the increase of multidrug-resistance among non-invasive pneumococci in Southern Finland.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 May 2012
Siira L, Jalava J, Tissari P, Vaara M, Kaijalainen T, Virolainen A
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug-resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates, especially of serotype 19A, has increased in several countries recently. Even before the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the Finnish National Vaccination Programme, the proportion of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pneumococci had doubled from 2007 to 2008, when it reached 3.6% in Southern Finland. Our aim was to look for a possible...
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