Streptococci and the Host pp 379-381 | Cite as
Reported Single Clone Multiple Antimicrobial-Resistant 23F Streptococcus pneumoniae Can Be Differentiated by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)
Abstract
The worldwide emergence of Streptococcus pneumonaie (SP) strains resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics has caused serious concern for antimicrobial therapy and has increased the need for epidemiologic surveillance1. Previous studies have demonstrated that the multiresistant serotype 23F pneumococci isolated from 17 cities in the United States were identical to the multiresistant isolates from Spain and South Africa having identical penicillin-binding protein profiles, multi-locus enzyme electrophoresis genotypes, ribotype, serotype and antimicrobial resistance patterns4. The aim of this study was to type these multiresistant serotype 23F pneumococci isolated from various geographic locations of the U.S. by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in an effort to understand the molecular diversity within this serotype.
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Streptococcus Pneumoniae India 2Centers Antibiotic Resistance Pattern Homogeneous Electric Field Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns4Preview
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