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High prevalence and molecular analysis of macrolide-nonsusceptible Moraxella catarrhalis isolated from nasopharynx of healthy children in China.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2012
Liu Yali, Zhao Chunjiang, Zhang Feifei, Chen Hongbin, Chen Minjun, Wang Hui
Abstract excerpt
Three hundred eighty-three isolates of Moraxella catarrhalis were collected from healthy children aged less than 2 years in China and assessed for antimicrobial resistance. We found that 92.2% (n=353) produced a β-lactamase. Nonsusceptibility rates to erythromycin and azithromycin, determined using Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) breakpoints, were 40.3% and 22.5%, respectively; nonsusceptibility...
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