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. 2004 Sep;48(9):3636-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.9.3636-3639.2004.

Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in France: antimicrobial resistance, serotype, and molecular epidemiology findings from a monthly national study in 2000 to 2002

Jean-Winoc Decousser  1 , Patrick Pina, Florent Viguier, Franc Picot, Patrice Courvalin, Pierre Allouch; ColBVH Study Group
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Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae in France: antimicrobial resistance, serotype, and molecular epidemiology findings from a monthly national study in 2000 to 2002

Jean-Winoc Decousser et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

A study of 257 French invasive pneumococci isolated between 2000 and 2002 showed high rates of nonsusceptibility to penicillin and macrolides (50%), contrasting with a low frequency of resistance to amoxicillin or levofloxacin (<1%) and tolerance to vancomycin (0%). The genetic homogeneity of some serogroups, including serogroup 1, enhanced the risk of epidemiological changes.

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FIG. 1.
PFGE patterns of SmaI-digested DNA of the main pneumococcal serotypes isolated from blood cultures.
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