Serotype Distribution, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Multilocus Sequencing Type (MLST) of Streptococcus pneumoniae From Adults of Three Hospitals in Shanghai, China

Background:Streptococcus pneumoniae, a main causative agent associated with invasive and non-invasive infection in elderly population, is a major global health problem. After pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPV) were introduced, the distribution of S....

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Main Authors: Xin-Xin Li, Shu-Zhen Xiao, Fei-Fei Gu, Sheng-Yuan Zhao, Qing Xie, Zi-Ke Sheng, Yu-Xing Ni, Jie-Ming Qu, Li-Zhong Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00407/full