Population genetic structure, serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in children in Argentina

Gagetti, Paula; W. Lo, Stephanie; A. Hawkins, Paulina; A. Gladstone, Rebecca; Regueira, Mabel; Faccone, Diego; group, SIREVA-Argentina; P. Klugman, Keith; F. Breiman, Robert; McGee, Lesley; D. Bentley, Stephen; Corso, Alejandra

doi:10.1099/mgen.0.000636

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Population genetic structure, serotype distribution and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in children in Argentina

Published in Microbial Genomics • Sep 9, 2021

Authors:

Paula Gagetti

Stephanie W. Lo

Paulina A. Hawkins

Abstract

Invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (IPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. In Argentina, PCV13 was introduced into the childhood immunization programme nationwide in 2012 and PCV7 was available from 2000, but only in the private mar...

Subject

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Cefotaxime

Antibiotic resistance

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