Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Optochin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Brazil, with Description of Five Novel Mutations in the atpC Gene

Optochin (Opt) susceptibility is used largely for the identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in diagnostic laboratories. Opt-resistant (Opt(r)) S. pneumoniae isolates have been reported, however, indicating the potential for misidentification of this important pathogen. Point mutations in the at...

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Main Authors: Pinto, Tatiana C. A., Souza, Aline R. V., de Pina, Sandrine E. C. M., Costa, Natália S., Borges Neto, Armando A., Neves, Felipe P. G., Merquior, Vânia L. C., Dias, Cícero A. G., Peralta, José M., Teixeira, Lúcia M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811620/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23884994
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01168-13
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