Molecular analysis of streptococcus pneumoniae clones causing invasive disease in children in Singapore

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 750-755

  Jefferies, J M C ^a,b,c   Tee, W S N ^d   Clarke, S C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b HPA Microbiology Services   (United Kingdom)

^c University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SINGAPORE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79957597406     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.030007-0     Document Type: Article

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