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Genotypic characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae isolates from pediatric pneumonia patients in Chengdu city, Sichuan, China.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Aug 2009
Tian Guozhong, Zhang Li, Li Machao, Wang Xiaolei, Zheng Yuhong, Li Xiaojing, Huang Cheng, Li Xuechun, Xie Yongqiong, Xu Li, Ren Hongyu, Shao Zhujun
Abstract excerpt
Two hundred and seventy-three Haemophilus influenzae strains isolated from pediatric pneumonia patients in China were studied. We used Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) to analyze genotypic characteristics. All strains were biotyped and serotyped. Relatedness and patterns of genes among isolates were determined by the analysis of MLST and eBURST. H. influenzae primarily causes acute pneumonia in children under 1...
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