Expression Level of pmrA Gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Association with Fluoroquinolone Resistance
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*Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. **School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, No. 20 & 22, Jalan PJS 11/5, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya. Received for publication: December 19, 2007. Reprint request: Shamala Devi Sekaran, M.D., Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: [email protected]
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