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The Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Insight from the Field
BACKGROUND: Laboratory studies have suggested that antibiotic resistance may result in decreased fitness in the bacteria that harbor it. Observational studies have supported this, but due to ethical and practical considerations, it is rare to have experimental control over antibiotic prescription ra...
Autores principales: | Maher, M. Cyrus, Alemayehu, Wondu, Lakew, Takele, Gaynor, Bruce D., Haug, Sara, Cevallos, Vicky, Keenan, Jeremy D., Lietman, Thomas M., Porco, Travis C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22272234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029407 |
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