Fluoroquinolone resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong linked to the Spanish 23F clone

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 906-908

  Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Yam, Wing Cheong ^a   Cheung, Terence K M ^a   Ng, Wilson W S ^a   Que, Tak Lun ^b   Tsang, Dominic N C ^c   Ng, Tak Keung ^d   Seto, Wing Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0035199184     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0705.010526     Document Type: Article

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