Serotype distribution, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in the nine-year period in Serbia

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading bacterial pathogens that can cause severe invasive diseases. The aim of the study was to characterize invasive isolates of S. pneumoniae obtained during the nine-year period in Serbia before the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs)...

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Main Authors: Natasa Opavski, Milos Jovicevic, Jovana Kabic, Dusan Kekic, Zorica Vasiljevic, Tanja Tosic, Deana Medic, Suzana Laban, Lazar Ranin, Ina Gajic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1244366/full