title: Draft Genome Sequences of Streptococcus pneumoniae with High-Level Resistance to Respiratory Fluoroquinolones.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniaeis the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia. Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone used for treatment of severe community-acquired pneumonia. Here, we describe the draft genome sequences ofS. pneumoniaewith emerging resistance to levofloxacin, resulting in failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratories, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: Yoram
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Keness
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine D, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel bisharat_na@clalit.org.il.
authors.forename: Naiel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bisharat