Altered Diaphorase Activity in Optochin-resistant Pneumococci
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Optochin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity at the extremes of age. With increasing antibiotic resistance, its accurate early identification is important for initial management [1]. Its identification in clinical laboratories relies on colony morphology, α-haemolysis on blood agar, and optochin susceptibility. The bile solubility test, although simpl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bacteriology
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0021-9193,1098-5530
DOI: 10.1128/jb.96.4.1021-1028.1968