Evolution of Penicillin Non-susceptibility Among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Recovered From Asymptomatic Carriage and Invasive Disease Over 25 years in Brazil, 1990–2014

Evolution of Penicillin Non-susceptibility Among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Recovered From Asymptomatic Carriage and Invasive Disease Over 25 years in Brazil, 1990–2014

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis, and it is also found as a commensal, colonizing the human upper respiratory tract of a portion of the human population. Its polysaccharide capsule allows the recognition of more than 90 capsular types and repre...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Castro Abreu Pinto, Felipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves, Aline Rosa Vianna Souza, Laura Maria Andrade Oliveira, Natália Silva Costa, Luciana Fundão Souza Castro, Cláudia Rezende de Vieira Mendonça-Souza, José Mauro Peralta, Lúcia Martins Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
penicillin non-susceptibility
asymptomatic carriage
invasive pneumococcal disease
capsular type
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00486/full

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