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High prevalence of multidrug-resistant international clones among macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in immunocompromised patients in Tunisia.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Dec 2018
Raddaoui Anis, Tanfous Farah Ben, Chebbi Yosra, Achour Wafa, Baaboura Rekaya, Benhassen Assia
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OBJECTIVES: Macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates have increased considerably in the last decade, with important geographical variations in involved phenotypes and genotypes. The aim of this study was to investigate phenotypes, genotypes, serotypes and genetic relatedness of macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae isolated from immunocompromised patients in Tunisia. METHODS: Antibiotic susceptibility...
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