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Clonal and serotype dynamics of serogroup 6 isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease in Portugal: 1999-2012

Although serogroup 6 was among the first to be recognized among Streptococcus pneumoniae, several new serotypes were identified since the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). A decrease of the 6B-2 variant among invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), but not 6B-1, was noted post con...

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Autores principales: Diamantino-Miranda, Jorge, Aguiar, Sandra Isabel, Carriço, João André, Melo-Cristino, José, Ramirez, Mário
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28152029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170354