Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Pneumococci among Ghanaian Children under Five Years Post PCV13 Using MLST

Antibiotic resistance in pneumococci contributes to the high pneumococcal deaths in children. We assessed the molecular characteristics of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pneumococci isolated from healthy vaccinated children under five years of age in Cape Coast, Ghana. A total of 43 MDR isolates were sel...

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Published in:Microorganisms
Main Authors: Richael O. Mills, Mohammed R. Abdullah, Samuel A. Akwetey, Dorcas C. Sappor, Gustavo Gámez, Sven Hammerschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Subjects:
multidrug-resistance
pneumococci
PCV13
resistance genes
children
Ghana
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/2/469

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