Epidemiology of penicillin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Kayseri, Turkey

Esel D., Sumerkan B., Kocagoz S.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol.7, no.10, pp.548-552, 2001 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1198-743x.2001.00320.x
  • Title of Journal : CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
  • Page Numbers: pp.548-552

Abstract

Objective To determine the penicillin resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains and to identify clonal relationships of isolates resistant to penicillin by means of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).