Article
Sequential multiplex PCR for determining capsular serotypes of pneumococci recovered from Brazilian children.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2007
Dias Cícero A, Teixeira Lúcia Martins, Carvalho Maria da Glória, Beall Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Capsular serotype surveillance of clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae is essential for evaluation of the potential impact of introducing multivalent capsular serotype-based vaccines in Latin America. Here, a previously described sequential multiplex PCR method was revised for optimal targeting of prevalent serotypes in Latin America. The revised protocol successfully serotyped 139/147 pneumococci...
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