SEROTYPES AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS OF OPTOCHIN RESISTANT STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE FROM ADULTS IN NIGERIA
Intro: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, in children and elderly. Accurate identification of S. pneumoniae is imperative for correct estimation of pneumococcal disease burden and antibiotics resistant rates. We evaluated the presence of cpsA gene in opto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223005799 |