Article
Genetic diversity of fluoroquinolone-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates and the first identification of serotype 20B in China.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Mar 2014
Guo Q, Zhuo C, Xu Y, Huang W, Wang C, Zhang S, Huang J, Hu F, Zhu D, Yang F, Wang M
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the genetic characteristics of fluoroquinolone-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates in China. A total of 377 S. pneumoniae clinical isolates, including 307 pediatric strains and 70 adult strains, were collected from eight centers i...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- China
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Fluoroquinolones
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Pneumococcal Infections
