Molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant pneumococci: toward an international approach.

doi:10.1089/mdr.1997.3.243

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Molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant pneumococci: toward an international approach.

Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 1997

Hermans P W, Sluijter M, Dejsirilert S, Lemmens N, Elzenaar K, van Veen A, Goessens W H, de Groot R

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An international multicenter study was undertaken to investigate the epidemiological dynamics of penicillin-resistant pneumococci. We compared the molecular epidemiological characteristics of 205 penicillin-resistant isolates originating from The Netherlands, Thailand, United States, Spain, Greec...

Topics

Genotype
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Epidemiology
Penicillin Resistance
Phenotype
Species Specificity
Streptococcus pneumoniae

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