Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3414960 | Microbes and Infection | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Multi drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae constitute a major public health concern worldwide. In this review we discuss how the transformable nature of the pneumococcus, in parallel with antimicrobial induced stress, contributes to the evolution of antimicrobial resistance; and how the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has affected the situation.
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Authors
J.E. Cornick, S.D. Bentley,