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Genotyping and serotyping of macrolide and multidrug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from carrier children.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Swedan S F, Hayajneh W A, Bshara G N
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AIMS: Streptococcus pneumoniae, an opportunistic pathogen commonly carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx of children, is associated with increasing rates of treatment failures due to a worldwide increase in drug resistance. We investigated the carriage of S. pneumoniae in children 5 years or younger, the identity of prevalent serotypes, the rates of resistance to macrolides and other antimicrobial agents...
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