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Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2008
Moore Matthew R, Gertz Robert E, Woodbury Robyn L, Barkocy-Gallagher Genevieve A, Schaffner William, Lexau Catherine, Gershman Kenneth, Reingold Arthur, Farley Monica, Harrison Lee H, Hadler James L, Bennett Nancy M, Thomas Ann R, McGee Lesley, Pilishvili Tamara, Brueggemann Angela B, Whitney Cynthia G, Jorgensen James H, Beall Bernard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serotype 19A invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) increased annually in the United States after the introduction of the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7). To understand this increase, we characterized serotype 19A isolates recovered during 2005. METHODS: IPD cases during 1998-2005 were identified through population-based surveillance. We performed susceptibility testing and multilocus sequence typing...
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