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Macrolide susceptibility and molecular characteristics of Bordetella pertussis.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Feb 2022
Zhang Juansheng, Zhang Diqiang, Wang Xiaoqiang, Wei Xiaoguang, Li Hao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyse macrolide resistance and molecular characteristics of Bordetella pertussis clinical isolates from western China, and to explore the relationship between macrolide-resistance and genotypes. METHODS: Susceptibilities of B. pertussis clinical isolates to erythromycin, azithromycin and clarithromycin were determined by epsilometer test (E-test). Isolated strains were sequenced to ascertain the...
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