International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 901-906 , August 2010

Clonal spread of β-lactamase-producing amoxicillin–clavulanate-resistant (BLPACR) strains of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae among young children attending a day care in Japan

  • Makoto Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 72 265 2413; fax: +81 72 234 4265.
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  • Muneki Hotomi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Prefectural Medical School, Wakayama, Japan
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  • Yumiko Maruyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Kurobe Civic Hospital, Kurobe, Japan
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  • Miyako Hatano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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  • Hisashi Sugimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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  • Tomokazu Yoshizaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
    • ,
  • Noboru Yamanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Prefectural Medical School, Wakayama, Japan

Received 19 February 2010 ,Revised 30 April 2010 ,Accepted 4 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.008

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 901-906 , August 2010

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