Persistent high macrolide resistance rate and increase of macrolide-resistant ST14 strains among Mycoplasma pneumoniae in South Korea, 2019–2020

Background: Expansion of the single sequence type 3 (ST3) was associated with a high macrolide resistance rate among Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Korea during the 2014–2016 epidemic. This study investigates the macrolide resistance rate and genetic diversity of the subsequent epidemic of M. pneumoniae p...

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Main Authors: Joon Kee Lee, Youn Young Choi, Young Joo Sohn, Kyung-Min Kim, Ye Kyung Kim, Mi Seon Han, Ji Young Park, Eun Young Cho, Jae Hong Choi, Eun Hwa Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001742