Colony blot assay: A useful method to detect multiple pneumococcal serotypes within clinical specimens

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-264

  Bogaert, D ^a   Veenhoven, R H ^b   Sluijter, M ^a   Sanders, E A M ^c   De Groot, R ^a   Hermans, P W M ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multiple serotypes; Replacement; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Unmasking; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINATION;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; NASOPHARYNX; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 2942545824     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsim.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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