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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...
Autores principales: | Almeida, Sónia T., Pedro, Tânia, Paulo, A. Cristina, de Lencastre, Hermínia, Sá-Leão, Raquel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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