Fluoroquinolone Resistance amongStreptococcus pneumoniaein Hong Kong Linked to the Spanish 23F Clone
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- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (5), 906-908
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0705.010526
Abstract
Serotypes 6A/B, 19F, and 23F accounted for 73% of 140 mucosal isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Hong Kong. In pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, a group of related patterns was shared by 14 of 15 ciprofloxacin-resistant and 12 of 16 ciprofloxacin-susceptible isolates. These strains exhibited capsular switching and were highly similar to the Spanish 23F clone.Keywords
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