High prevalence of β-lactam-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b isolates derived from respiratory tract specimens in Japanese patients | Zendy

Shinichi Yokota | Zendy; Yasuo Ohkoshi | Zendy; Kiyoshi Sato | Zendy; Nobuhiro Fujii | Zendy

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High prevalence of β-lactam-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b isolates derived from respiratory tract specimens in Japanese patients

Author(s) -

Shinichi Yokota,

Yasuo Ohkoshi,

Kiyoshi Sato,

Nobuhiro Fujii

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.09.017

Subject(s) - haemophilus influenzae , microbiology and biotechnology , serotype , respiratory tract infections , haemophilus , respiratory tract , biology , penicillin , pasteurellaceae , meningitis , antibiotics , bacteremia , virology , bacteria , medicine , respiratory system , genetics , psychiatry , anatomy

Serotypeable strains of Haemophilus influenzae, which can cause invasive infections, are found in the respiratory tract at low frequencies. We compared the antibiotic resistance of the typeable and nontypeable strains of H. influenzae in respiratory tract specimens obtained in Japan.

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