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Serotype distribution, antimicrobial resistance and prevalence of pilus islets in pneumococci following the use of conjugate vaccines.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2017
Kawaguchiya Mitsuyo, Urushibara Noriko, Aung Meiji Soe, Shinagawa Masaaki, Takahashi Satoshi, Kobayashi Nobumichi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In Japan, the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2010 and, in 2013, the PCV7 was replaced with the 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13). This study was conducted to investigate serotypes, antimicrobial resistance and prevalence of pilus islets in pneumococcal isolates from inpatients in a Japanese tertiary hospital. METHODOLOGY: From April 2011 to February 2016, 151 isolates [95 (18...
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