Serotype-specific invasive disease potential of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Czech children

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1079-1083

  Zemlickova, Helena ^a   Jakubu, Vladislav ^a   Urbaskova, Pavla ^a   Motlova, Jitka ^a   Musilek, Martin ^a   Adamkova, Vaclava ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77956545439     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.018390-0     Document Type: Article

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