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Macrolides and β-lactam antibiotics enhance C3b deposition on the surface of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains by a LytA autolysin-dependent mechanism.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2012
Ramos-Sevillano Elisa, Rodríguez-Sosa Cinthya, Díez-Martínez Roberto, Giménez María-José, Olmedillas Eduardo, García Pedro, García Ernesto, Aguilar Lorenzo, Yuste Jose
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The emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains displaying high levels of multidrug resistance is of great concern worldwide and a serious threat for the outcome of the infection. Modifications of the bacterial envelope by antibiotics may assist the recognition and clearance of the pathogen by...
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