High incidence of septic shock caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3 - a retrospective epidemiological study

BACKGROUND: More than 90 immunologically distinct serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae exist, and it is not fully elucidated whether the serotype is a risk factor for severity of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Our hypothesis is that serotypes differ in their capacity to cause septic shock. ME...

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Autores principales: Ahl, Jonas, Littorin, Nils, Forsgren, Arne, Odenholt, Inga, Resman, Fredrik, Riesbeck, Kristian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24148181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-492

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24148181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-492

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