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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |