Fluoroquinolone Resistance inStreptococcus pneumoniae
- 11 November 1999
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 341 (20) , 1546-1548
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199911113412013
Abstract
Chen et al. (July 22 issue)1 report an increasing prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains with reduced susceptibility to fluoroquinolones in Canada. We have found similar results in Barcelona, Spain.Keywords
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