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Prevalence and genotyping of commensal Neisseria with reduced susceptibility to penicillin.
Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2015
Mechergui Arij, Achour Wafa, Ben Hassen Assia
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed 85 Neisseria spp. strains collected by swabbing from neutropenic patients to determine the prevalence of reduced susceptibility to penicillin and to ascertain the clonal relationship between these strains. High genetic diversity and an elevated level of penicillin resistance were found among commensal Neisseria clinical isolates.
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