Pneumococcal capsular antigen detection after enrichment culture: An alternative to culture methods in epidemiologic research

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-215

  Lankinen, Kari S ^a   Salo, Paula ^a   Rapola, Satu ^a   Salo, Eeva ^b   Takala, Aino K ^a   Leinonen, Maija ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030899882     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.211     Document Type: Article

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