Open AccessGenetic analysis of pbp2x in clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Quebec, Canada
Author(s) -
Dominic Granger,
Geneviève Boily-Larouche,
Pierre Turgeon,
Karl Weiss,
Michel Roger
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dki118
Subject(s) - penicillin , streptococcus pneumoniae , penicillin binding proteins , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
To investigate the nature of the amino acid motifs found in penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 2x of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates across the province of Quebec (Canada), and to obtain preliminary information regarding the prevalence of these alterations.
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