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Characterization of invasive isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Taiwanese children.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Nov 2009
Hsieh Y-C, Huang Y-C, Lin H-C, Ho Y-H, Chang K-Y, Huang L-M, Hsueh P-R
Abstract excerpt
Accurate molecular surveillance is important in monitoring the dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae. A prospective study was conducted to collect invasive isolates of S. pneumoniae from children for genetic analysis from January 2004 to December 2006 in Taiwan. PCRs were performed to detect the zmpC and zmpD genes, both encoding a metalloprotease virulence factor in pneumococci, among these invasive isolates....
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