Molecular detection of genes responsible for macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in North Lebanon

• Main Authors: Salam El Ashkar (Author), Marwan Osman (Author), Rayane Rafei (Author), Hassan Mallat (Author), Marcel Achkar (Author), Fouad Dabboussi (Author), Monzer Hamze (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, the increased use of macrolides was linked with the emergence of resistance Streptococcus pneumoniae worldwide. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of S. pneumoniae resistant to macrolides and to identify the macrolide resistance genotypes among clinical isola...