Molecular Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae on Dried Blood Spots from Febrile Nigerian Children Compared to Culture

BACKGROUND: Nigeria has one of the highest burdens of pneumococcal disease in the world, but accurate surveillance is lacking. Molecular detection of infectious pathogens in dried blood spots (DBS) is an ideal method for surveillance of infections in resource-limited settings because of its low cost...

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Autores principales: Iroh Tam, Pui-Ying, Hernandez-Alvarado, Nelmary, Schleiss, Mark R., Hassan-Hanga, Fatimah, Onuchukwu, Chuma, Umoru, Dominic, Obaro, Stephen K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27007889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152253

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27007889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152253

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