High prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in non-vaccine serotypes of non-invasive/colonization isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: A cross-sectional study eight years after the licensure of conjugate vaccine in Japan

• Main Authors: Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya (Author), Noriko Urushibara (Author), Meiji Soe Aung (Author), Masahiko Ito (Author), Ayana Takahashi (Author), Satoshi Habadera (Author), Nobumichi Kobayashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Multidrug resistance (MDR) in non-vaccine serotypes (NVTs)-Streptococcus pneumoniae is a global public health concern after the widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). The present study aimed to analyze the prevalence of serotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of n...