Increasing multidrug-resistance to Gram-positive pathogens, particularly to staphylococci,
enterococci and streptococci, is a major problem, resulting in significant morbidity, mortality …

Conjugation is a type of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that serves as the primary
mechanism responsible for accelerating the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in Gram …

Antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), the main pathogen
responsible for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), meningitis, bacteremia, and otitis …

This review examines pneumococcal disease epidemiology, serotype prevalence, antibiotic
resistance, and national vaccination recommendations in Thailand. Invasive pneumococcal …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes microbiological illness in
humans. The introduction of polyvalent vaccines has resulted in a significant decrease in …

Background Nasal colonization with bacterial pathogens is associated with risk of invasive
respiratory tract infections, but the related information for Chinese healthy children is scarce …

Background Pneumococcal colonization prevalence and colonization density, which has
been associated with invasive disease, can offer insight into local pneumococcal ecology …

Antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) in pneumococci complicates the treatment of serious
pneumococcal infections. Country-specific AMR patterns can help to establish guidelines for …

Dissemination of mcr-1 encoding colistin resistance in Gram-negative bacteria has created
critical situation in poultry, livestock farming, and public health. In Nepal, for the first time, we …

Background Asymptomatic pharyngeal colonization by potential bacteria is the primary
reservoir for bacterial species within a population and is considered a prerequisite for …