Antimicrobial susceptibility, serotype distribution, virulence profile and molecular typing of piliated clinical isolates of pneumococci from east coast, Peninsular Malaysia

Pilus has been recently associated with pneumococcal pathogenesis in humans. The information regarding piliated isolates in Malaysia is scarce, especially in the less developed states on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, we studied the characteristics of pneumococci, including the pi...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Author: Dzaraly N.D.; Mohd Desa M.N.; Muthanna A.R.; Masri S.N.; Taib N.M.; Suhaili Z.; Sulaiman N.; Baharin N.H.Z.; Shuan C.Y.; Ariffin Z.; Rahman N.I.A.; Mohd Rani F.; Palanisamy N.K.; Soh T.S.T.; Abdullah F.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2021
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104449405&doi=10.1038%2fs41598-021-87428-z&partnerID=40&md5=8e659f662cbda9e051581bfb35946d4b