Subtyping of common pediatric pneumococcal serotypes from invasive disease and pharyngeal carriage in Finland

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-135

  Takala, Aino K ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b   Tarkka, Eveliina ^b   Leinonen, Maija ^b   Musser, James M ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030027388     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.1.128     Document Type: Article

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