Antibiotic Resistance and Its Molecular Mechanisms Among Pneumococci from Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Haiphong City, Northern Vietnam

摘要

Background: Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae has spread worldwide since 1970s and has reached high level in southeast Asia. There are limited data concerning antibiotic resistance pattern and its molecular mechanisms published in Vietnam. Those data need being updated and well studied in order to provide a suitable prevention and treament for pneumococcal infections.