Clonality behind the increase of multidrug-resistance among non-invasive pneumococci in Southern Finland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 867-871

  Siira, L ^a   Jalava, J ^a   Tissari, P ^b   Vaara, M ^b   Kaijalainen, T ^a   Virolainen, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CLONAL VARIATION; ERM(B) GENE; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; MEF(A/E) GENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FINLAND; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862888737     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1386-8     Document Type: Article

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