Long-term effects of penicillin resistance and fitness cost on pneumococcal transmission dynamics in a developed setting
Background: The increasing prevalence of penicillin non-susceptible pneumococci (PNSP) throughout the world threatens successful treatment of infections caused by this important bacterial pathogen. The rate at which PNSP clones spread in the community is thought to mainly be determined by two key de...
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Infection Ecology & Epidemiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/view/31234/pdf_64 |