| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6131303 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Serotype 19F pneumococci were a leading cause of infections among children in Athens, Greece during 2001-2006. In total, 143 19F isolates were typed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and 38 isolates representing the main PFGE types were also characterised by multilocus sequence typing. A diversity of distinct strains belonging to sequence types 236, 1035, 274, 172 and 319 were identified, but multidrug-resistant isolates related to the Taiwan19F-14 clone (ST236) constituted 76.9% of the isolates. Spread of the Taiwan19F-14 clone explains, in part, the high incidence of antibiotic resistance observed among pneumococci reported recently from Athens.
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Authors
A. Mavroidi, I. Paraskakis, A. Pangalis, E. Kirikou, A. Charisiadou, T. Athanasiou, P.T. Tassios, L.S. Tzouvelekis,