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Estimation of the invasive disease potential of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children by the use of direct capsular typing in clinical specimens.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Apr 2015
del Amo E, Selva L, de Sevilla M F, Ciruela P, Brotons P, Triviño M, Hernandez S, Garcia-Garcia J J, Dominguez Á, Muñoz-Almagro C
Abstract excerpt
Traditionally, invasiveness indexes have been based on culture methods. We aimed to establish a new classification of the invasive disease potential of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive pediatric disease in the era of conjugate vaccines in Catalonia, Spain, by adding capsular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae in direct sample. Two samples of children attended at the University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu...
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