Molecular epidemiological survey of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from Asia, Europe, and North America

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作者
Davies, T
Goering, RV
Lovgren, M
Talbot, JA
Jacobs, MR
Appelbaum, PC
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Milton S Hershey Med Ctr, Dept Pathol, Hershey, PA 17033 USA
[2] Creighton Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med Microbiol, Omaha, NE 68178 USA
[3] Natl Ctr Streptococcus, Edmonton, AB, Canada
[4] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Pathol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00156-4
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
One hundred penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) strains from Asia, Europe, and North America were analyzed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; fingerprinting of penicillin binding protein (pbp) genes; and BOX PCR. Re-stilts show that six PFGE patterns (three patterns comprising greater than or equal to 2 serotypes) were found widespread and accounted for 64 of the 100 PRSP strains. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
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