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Emergence of Haemophilus influenzae with low susceptibility to quinolones isolated from pediatric patients in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2021
Takeuchi Noriko, Ohkusu Misako, Hoshino Tadashi, Yamamoto Shota, Segawa Shunsuke, Murata Shota, Ishiwada Naruhiko
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: In 2010, oral fluoroquinolone tosufloxacin (TFX) granules were released as the first oral respiratory quinolone for children in Japan. METHODS: To investigate the recent trend of H. influenzae strains with low susceptibility to quinolones in children, we analyzed the gene sequences of quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE of 23 clinical isolates from 15...
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