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Assessment of multidrug resistance, clonality and virulence in non-PCV-13 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes in Canada, 2011-13.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2015
Golden Alyssa R, Adam Heather J, Gilmour Matthew W, Baxter Melanie R, Martin Irene, Nichol Kimberly A, Demczuk Walter H B, Hoban Daryl J, Zhanel George G
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OBJECTIVES: Serotype replacement in Streptococcus pneumoniae following the implementation of a new vaccine has been associated with the emergence of non-vaccine serotypes as prominent causes of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). The aim of this study was to characterize specific non-PCV-13 serotypes 15A, 22F, 33F and 35B from IPD, isolated in Canada post-PCV-13 introduction in 2010. METHODS: Of 3802 IPD...
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