Non-pneumococcal mitis-group streptococci confound detection of pneumococcal capsular serotype-specific loci in upper respiratory tract

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Volumn 2013, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  da Gloria Carvalho, Maria ^a   Pimenta, Fabiana C ^a   Moura, Iaci ^a   Roundtree, Alexis ^a   Gertz Jr , Robert E ^a   Li, Zhongya ^a   Jagero, Geofrey ^b,c   Bigogo, Godfrey ^b,c   Junghae, Muthoni ^b,c   Conklin, Laura ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^b,c   Breiman, Robert F ^b,c   Whitney, Cynthia G ^a   Beall, Bernard W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitis group streptococci; Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal flora; PCR for serotype deduction; Pneumococcal serotype specific loci

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84885089046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.97     Document Type: Article

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