Decreased levofloxacin susceptibility in Haemophilus influenzae in children, Hong Kong

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Ho, PL [1 ]
Chow, KH [1 ]
Mak, GC [1 ]
Tsang, KW [1 ]
Lau, YL [1 ]
Ho, AY [1 ]
Lai, EL [1 ]
Chiu, SS [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Adm Reg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2004年 / 10卷 / 11期
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Among 563 strains of Haemophilus influenzae from young children in Hong Kong, 5 (0.9%) had decreased susceptibility to quinolones. The five strains had a Ser-84-Lys or Asp-88-Asn substitution in GyrA. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed that the isolates are genetically diverse.
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