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Emergence of meningococci with reduced susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2017
Deghmane Ala-Eddine, Hong Eva, Taha Muhamed-Kheir
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Reduced susceptibility to penicillin G in Neisseria meningitidis is mainly due to alterations in PBP2 encoded by the penA gene. However, this phenotype was not associated with reduced susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporins (C3Gs). We aimed to study the emergence of meningococci with reduced susceptibility to C3Gs (MIC >0.06 mg/L) in France since 2012. METHODS: Invasive meningococcal...
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