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Identification, prevalence and population structure of non-typable Streptococcus pneumoniae in carriage samples isolated from preschoolers attending day-care centres
25 Jan 2006
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The authors aimed to get insights into the population structure of non-(sero)typable pneumococci (NTPn), a specific group of natural atypical pneumococci whose identification is often difficult, and which has remained insufficiently studied. A total of 265 presumptive NTPn, isolated between 1997 and 2003 from the nasopharynx of children, were characterized. Strains were confirmed to be pneumococci on the basis of...
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