Macrolide susceptibility and serotype specific macrolide resistance of invasive isolates of <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>in Germany from 1992 to 2008

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Macrolide resistant <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae </it>has been on a gradual increase in Germany for over a decade. The current study was undertaken against the background of the recent observation of declining macrolide r...

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Main Authors: Mutscher Christina, Reinert Ralf, Imöhl Matthias, van der Linden Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/299