title: Prevalence and genotyping of commensal Neisseria with reduced susceptibility to penicillin.
abstract: We analyzed 85 Neisseria spp. strains collected by swabbing from neutropenic patients to determine the prevalence of reduced susceptibility to penicillin and to ascertain the clonal relationship between these strains. High genetic diversity and an elevated level of penicillin resistance were found among commensal Neisseria clinical isolates.
authors: The National Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, UR12ES02, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors: Arij
authors: A
authors: Mechergui
authors: Wafa
authors: W
authors: Achour
authors: Assia
authors: A
authors: Ben Hassen
mesh_terms: D004361:Drug Tolerance; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins