Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are one of the major causes of morbility and mortality worldwide. Although vaccination and antibiotherapy constitute fundamental and complementary strategies agains
Aim: Animal models of fatal pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae ( Spn ) have not been reliably generated using many strains of less virulent serotypes. Materials & m
Two strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from sputum and bronchoalveolar samples with high-level resistance to cefotaxime (MIC = 8 to 16 μg/ml) are described. One of them, belonging to serogro
