Circulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae clone Colombia5 ST289 in nine Latin American countries

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ID14967962
AuthorsCarolina Firacative (0000-0001-7547-5172, Instituto Nacional de Salud, corresponding author), Jaime Moreno (0000-0002-0360-2846, Instituto Nacional de Salud), Patricia Rosales (Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia), Aurora Maldonado (Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile), Jacqueline Sanchez (0000-0003-3065-6900, Hospital Infantil Dr. Robert Reid Cabral), Carmen Pesantes (Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Salud Pública), Sergio López (0000-0003-0389-0902), Sergio Luis González López (0000-0001-7134-2014), Markela de Quinzada (Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud), Gustavo Chamorro (0000-0003-3959-1533, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social), Sara Morales (0009-0007-9076-2138, Instituto Nacional de Salud), Enza Spadola, Jean-Marc Gabastou (World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas), Elizabeth Castañeda (0000-0001-5970-1598, Instituto Nacional de Salud)
Year2009
Volume25
Issue4
Pages337-43
Publication date2009-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892009000400008
PMID19531322
OpenAlexW2099986208
SciELOS1020-49892009000400008
LanguageEN
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Clone Colombia(5) ST289 is disseminated in Latin America. This is important because S. pneumoniae serotype 5 frequently causes invasive disease in the region and is associated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance

Biology · clone (Java method · Gene · Genotype · Latin Americans · Panama · Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis · Serotype · Streptococcus pneumoniae · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Respiratory viral infections research · Genetics · Microbiology · Virology

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