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Evidence of a clonal expansion of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in adults as in children assessed by the DiversiLab® system.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Nov 2014
Hurmic O, Grall N, Al Nakib M, Poyart C, Grondin S, Ploy M-C, Varon E, Raymond J
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A was the main serotype responsible for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the Paris area in 2007 and 2009 in both adults and children. To verify if a particular clone is emerging, we determined the populational structure of S. pneumoniae isolates. Eighty-four S. pneumoniae strains responsible for invasive infections isolated from 52 adults and 32 children hospitalized in...
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