Evidence of antimicrobial resistance-conferring genetic elements among pneumococci isolated prior to 1974
<strong>Background<br></strong> Antimicrobial resistance among pneumococci has greatly increased over the past two to three decades. Resistance to tetracycline (tet(M)), chloramphenicol (cat) and macrolides (erm(B) and/or mef(A/E)) is generally conferred by acquisition of specific...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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