2301. Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotyping: Assessing the Performance of a PCR- and Sequencing-Based Testing Algorithm

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its capsular polysaccharides have been used successfully as vaccine antigens, and to characterize S. pneumoniae into 92 different serotypes. Phenotypic (Quellung reaction) or genotopic (PCR...

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Autores principales: Gillis, Hayley, Lang, Amanda, Elsherif, May, Demczuk, Walt, Martin, Irene, McNeil, Shelly A, Leblanc, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253328/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1954

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253328/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1954

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