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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, p. 1144-1147, Vol. 39, No. 3
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1144-1147.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Novel Penicillin-, Cephalosporin-, and Macrolide-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes 23F and 19F in Taiwan Which Differ from International Epidemic Clones

Christine C. Chiou1,* and Mary Catherine McEllistrem2

Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, National Yang Ming University Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taiwan,1 and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2

Received 25 July 2000/Returned for modification 9 October 2000/Accepted 12 December 2000

A cluster (14 of 18) of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 23F isolates that were resistant to penicillin (PEN), cephalosporin, and macrolide was found in one day care center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. We analyzed the 18 isolates by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). All but one serotype 23F isolate demonstrated identical PFGE patterns, which were different from the established pattern of the internationally spread Spanish 23F clone. The three strains of serotype 19F also showed a uniform pattern. These data strongly suggest that two novel clones of PEN-, cephalosporin-, and macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae serotypes 23F and 19F are present in Taiwan.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Room 2A137, Infectious Diseases Section, VA Medical Center, University Dr. C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. Phone: (412) 688-6179. Fax: (412) 688-6950. E-mail: chenchia{at}yahoo.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2001, p. 1144-1147, Vol. 39, No. 3
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1144-1147.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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