Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F in Malaysia
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Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F in Malaysia.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an epidemiologically important bacterial pathogen. Recently, we reported the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of a limited collection of pneumococcal isolates in Malaysia with a high prevalence of erythromycin resistant strains. In the present study, 55 of the pneumococcal isolates of serotype 19F were further analysed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection, Genetics and Evolution
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1567-1348
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.11.026