Molecular epidemiology of piliated pneumococcal isolates at a major tertiary hospital in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Dzaraly, Nurul Diana, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir, Muthanna, Abdulrahman, Masri, Siti Norbaya, Mohd Taib, Niazlin, Zainal Baharin, Nurul Hana, Sulaiman, Nurshahira, Abdul Rahman, Nurul Asyikin, Palanisamy, Navindra Kumari, Suhaili, Zarizal, Yusuff, Semiat Opeyemi, Rahman, Nor Iza A., Tuan Soh, Tuan Suhaila, Abdullah, Fatimah Haslina
• Format: Article
• Published: Medknow Publications 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109008/; https://journals.lww.com/aptm/fulltext/2023/16020/molecular_epidemiology_of_piliated_pneumococcal.6.aspx
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Objective: To characterise a collection of pili-carrying and none pili-carrying pneumococcal isolates of clinical origin for serotypes, antibiotic resistance and genotype. Methods: In total, 42 clinical isolates were collected between October 2017 and December 2019. Those isolates were analysed...