Nomenclature of Major Antimicrobial-Resistant Clones of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Defined by the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network

McGee, Lesley; K. McDougal, Linda; Zhou, Jiaji; G. Spratt, Brian; C. Tenover, Fred; George, Ryan; Hakenbeck, Regine; Hryniewicz, Waleria; Lefèvre, Jean‐Claude; Tomasz, Alexander; P. Klugman, Keith

doi:10.1128/jcm.39.7.2565-2571.2001

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Nomenclature of Major Antimicrobial-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Defined by the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Jul 1, 2001

Authors:

Lesley McGee

Linda K. McDougal

Jiaji Zhou

Abstract

The emergence of disease caused by penicillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant pneumococci has become a global concern, necessitating the identification of the epidemiological spread of such strains. The Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network was established in 1997 under the auspices of the I...

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Multilocus sequence typing

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