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Increase of β-lactam-resistant invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Sweden, 1997 to 2010.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2012
Resman Fredrik, Ristovski Mikael, Forsgren Arne, Kaijser Bertil, Kronvall Göran, Medstrand Patrik, Melander Eva, Odenholt Inga, Riesbeck Kristian
Abstract excerpt
The proportions of Haemophilus influenzae resistant to ampicillin and other β-lactam antibiotics have been low in Sweden compared to other countries in the Western world. However, a near-doubled proportion of nasopharyngeal Swedish H. influenzae isolates with resistance to β-lactams has been observed in the last decade. In the present study, the epidemiology and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance of H....
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