What is the mechanism for persistent coexistence of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae?

The rise of antimicrobial resistance in many pathogens presents a major challenge to the treatment and control of infectious diseases. Furthermore, the observation that drug-resistant strains have risen to substantial prevalence but have not replaced drug-susceptible strains despite continuing (and...

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Main Authors: Colijn, Caroline, Cohen, Ted, Fraser, Christophe, Hanage, William, Goldstein, Edward, Givon-Lavi, Noga, Dagan, Ron, Lipsitch, Marc
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871802/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19940002
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2009.0400
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