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Geographic distribution and clonal diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 isolates.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2003
Brueggemann Angela B, Spratt Brian G
Abstract excerpt
Serotype 1 pneumococci are a major cause of serious disease and have been associated with outbreaks but are rarely carried. The high attack rate and lack of coverage of this serotype by the heptavalent conjugate vaccine prompted the characterization of a geographically diverse collection of 166 serotype 1 isolates from recent cases of invasive disease. The isolates were resolved by multilocus sequence typing into...
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