43. The Capsule and Beyond: Genetic Determinants of Pediatric streptococcus Pneumoniae empyema

BACKGROUND: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of pneumonia in children, including empyema, a severe complication with increasing incidence in the post-pneumococcal vaccine era. Only a subset of > 90 serotypes cause empyema. Virulence determinants of empyema remain largely unknown....

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Autores principales: Pershing, Nicole L, Kapusta, Aurelie, Nielsen, Shannon, Crandall, Hillary, Korgenski, Kent, Byington, Carrie L, Ampofo, Krow, Blascke, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776047/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa417.042

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