Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
Vol.2 No.1(2012), Paper ID 18260, 8
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojmm.2012.21002
Emergence of Optochin Resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in Japan
Masaki Nagata, Osamu Ueda, Takeo Shobuike, Tetsuro Muratani, Yosuke Aoki, Hiroshi Miyamoto
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kyurin Medical Laboratory, Fukuoka, Japan
Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan
Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Copyright © 2012 Masaki Nagata, Osamu Ueda, Takeo Shobuike, Tetsuro Muratani, Yosuke Aoki, Hiroshi Miyamoto et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
M. Nagata, O. Ueda, T. Shobuike, T. Muratani, Y. Aoki and H. Miyamoto, "Emergence of Optochin Resistance among
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Japan,"
Open Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2012, pp. 8-15. doi:
10.4236/ojmm.2012.21002.