Erythromycin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children, 1999–2001

Erythromycin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Children, 1999–2001

After increasing from 1995 to 1999, invasive erythromycin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae rates per 100,000 decreased 53.6% in children from Baltimore, Maryland (US), from 1999 to 2001, which was partially attributed to strains related to the mefE-carrying England14-9 clone. The decline in i...

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Main Authors: M. Catherine McEllistrem, Jennifer M. Adams, Kathleen Shutt, Laurie T. Sanza, Richard R. Facklam, Cynthia G. Whitney, James H. Jorgensen, Lee H. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: molecular epidemiology
bacteremia
Antibiotic resistance
streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococcal
vaccine
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/6/05-0119_article

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