Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in England and wales in 2010: Multiocus variable number tandem repeat analysis typing and macrolide susceptibility

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Chalker, V J ^a   Stocki, T ^b   Mentasti, M ^a   Fleming, D ^a   Harrison, T G ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 79956372018     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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