Molecular Analysis of Rising Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Belgian Non-Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates (1995-2014)

Pieter-Jan Ceyssens; Françoise Van Bambeke; Wesley Mattheus; Sophie Bertrand; Frédéric Fux; Eddie Van Bossuyt; Sabrina Damée; Henry-Jean Nyssen; Stéphane De Craeye; Jan Verhaegen; The Belgian Streptococcus pneumoniae Study Group; Paul M. Tulkens; Raymond Vanhoof

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154816

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Molecular Analysis of Rising Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Belgian Non-Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates (1995-2014)

Pieter-Jan Ceyssens,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Françoise Van Bambeke,

Affiliation Pharmacologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Wesley Mattheus,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Sophie Bertrand,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Frédéric Fux,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Eddie Van Bossuyt,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Sabrina Damée,

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Henry-Jean Nyssen,

Affiliation Unit of Foodborne Pathogens, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Stéphane De Craeye,

Affiliation Unit of Foodborne Pathogens, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Jan Verhaegen,

Affiliation Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, KULeuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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The Belgian Streptococcus pneumoniae Study Group ,

¶Membership of the Belgian Streptococcus pneumoniae Study Group is listed in the Acknowledgments.
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Paul M. Tulkens,

Affiliation Pharmacologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Raymond Vanhoof

* E-mail: raymond.vanhoof@wiv-isp.be

Affiliation Unit of Bacterial Diseases, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Molecular Analysis of Rising Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Belgian Non-Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates (1995-2014)

Pieter-Jan Ceyssens,
Françoise Van Bambeke,
Wesley Mattheus,
Sophie Bertrand,
Frédéric Fux,
Eddie Van Bossuyt,
Sabrina Damée,
Henry-Jean Nyssen,
Stéphane De Craeye,
Jan Verhaegen

Published: May 26, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154816

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