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Streptococcus pneumoniae ocular infections, prominent role of unencapsulated isolates in conjunctivitis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Marimon J M, Ercibengoa M, García-Arenzana J M, Alonso M, Pérez-Trallero E
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics and shifts in serotype distribution of pneumococcal isolates causing ocular infections in a region of northern Spain in two periods: 1999-2010 for episodes of conjunctivitis (n = 612) and 1980-2010 for uncommon and more severe non-conjunctival ocular infections (n = 36). All isolates were serotyped and non-typeable isolates were confirmed as...
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