Sarah A M Smith1, Rebecca J Rockett2, Shahin Oftadeh3

  • 1Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Public Health, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia; NSW Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Reference Laboratory, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead, NSW, Australia; School of Medical Sciences and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Pathology
|November 28, 2025
PubMed
概括

对Streptococcus pneumoniae的基因组分析有助于区分复发性侵入性肺炎球菌病 (IPD) 复发与再感染. 复发病例通常会早期显示抗菌素耐药性 (AMR) 标志物,指导临床管理.

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