Re-evaluation of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in Portuguese elderly by qPCR increases carriage estimates and unveils an expanded pool of serotypes

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading cause of infections worldwide. Disease is preceded by asymptomatic colonization of the upper respiratory tract. Classical culture-based methods (CCBM) suggest that colonization in the elderly is <5%. Recently, use of qPCR has challenged these o...

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Autores principales: Almeida, Sónia T., Pedro, Tânia, Paulo, A. Cristina, de Lencastre, Hermínia, Sá-Leão, Raquel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32433504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65399-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7239868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32433504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65399-x

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