Clonal distribution of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae 23F in France

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2707-2712

  Ferroni, Agnès ^a   Nguyen, Laurence ^a   Gehanno, Pierre ^b   Boucot, Isabelle ^a   Berche, Patrick ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE 23F;

EID: 0029957586     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2707-2712.1996     Document Type: Article

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