Novel Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Multidrug-Resistant Acute Otitis Media in Children

Novel Type of Streptococcus pneumoniae Causing Multidrug-Resistant Acute Otitis Media in Children

After our recent discovery of a Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A “superbug” (Legacy strain) that is resistant to all Food and Drug Administration–approved antimicrobial drugs for treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) in children, other S. pneumoniae isolates from children with AOM were characterized by...

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Main Authors: Qingfu Xu, Michael E. Pichichero, Janet R. Casey, Mingtao Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
streptococcal diseases
acute otitis media
multilocus sequence typing
Streptococcus pneumoniae
serotypes
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/07-1704_article

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