Microbial virulence, molecular epidemiology and pathogenic factors of fluoroquinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae infections in Guangzhou, China

• Main Authors: Dingqiang Chen (Author), Shuxian Wen (Author), Donghua Feng (Author), Ruirui Xu (Author), Junyan Liu (Author), Brian M. Peters (Author), Danhong Su (Author), Yongping Lin (Author), Ling Yang (Author), Zhenbo Xu (Author), Mark E. Shirtliff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fluoroquinolone-resistant Haemophilus influenzae (FRHI) has been reported worldwide but remain unclear in China. Methods A total of 402 H. influenzae isolates collected from 2016 to 2017 were included. Antimicrobial susceptibility on 10 antibiotics was performed, and minimum inhi...