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The prevalence and characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates expressing serotypes 6C and 6D in Hong Kong prior to the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2010
Ho Pak-Leung, Ang Irene, Chow Kin-Hung, Lai Eileen L, Chiu Susan S
Abstract excerpt
A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of the 2 newly described types, 6C and 6D, among pneumococcal isolates collected in Hong Kong before availability of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. A total of 154 serogroup 6 isolates obtained from nasopharynx (n = 106), blood (n = 22), respiratory (n = 24), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (n = 2) during 1995 to 2001 were analyzed by polymerase chain...
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