title: The CEM-NET initiative: molecular biology and epidemiology in alliance--tracking antibiotic-resistant staphylococci and pneumococci in hospitals and in the community.
abstract: In this brief report, we provide a portrait of the CEM-NET initiative and review studies that highlight contributions of this molecular epidemiological network to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae clones as well as their routes and modes of geographic expansion.
authors: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
authors: Herminia
authors: H
authors: de Lencastre
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Tomasz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents