Fatal meningitis in a previously healthy young adult caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 38: an emerging serotype?

BACKGROUND: In December 2001, a fatal case of pneumococcal meningitis in a Marine Corps recruit was identified. As pneumococcal vaccine usage in recruit populations is being considered, an investigation was initiated into the causative serotype. CASE PRESENTATION: Traditional and molecular methods w...

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Autores principales: Baker, Carolyn I, Barrozo, Christopher P, Ryan, Margaret AK, Pearse, Lisa A, Russell, Kevin L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1156897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15943886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-5-38

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