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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of macrolide resistance mechanisms among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in Tunisia.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2020
Midouni Ayadi B, Mehiri E, Draoui H, Ghariani A, Essalah L, Raoult D, Fournier P E, Slim-Saidi L N
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Introduction. Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for many community infections, with the main ones being pneumonia and meningitis. Pneumococcus has developed increased resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics. The evolution of antibiotic resistance in pneumococcus was influenced by changes in serotype distribution under vaccine selection pressure.Aim. The aim of this study was to determine the genes...
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