Mechanisms, molecular and sero-epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial respiratory pathogens isolated from Japanese children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The clinical management of community-acquired respiratory tract infections (RTIs) is complicated by the increasing worldwide prevalence of antibacterial resistance, in particular, β-lactam and macrolide resistance, among the most com...

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Main Authors: Sunakawa Keisuke, Farrell David J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/6/1/7