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Genetic analysis of invasive pneumococcal isolates from children in Ontario, Canada, 2007-2012.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jun 2015
Deng Xianding, Arya Gitanjali, Memari Nader, Mackenzie Ronald, MacMullin Gregory, Low Donald E, Pillai Dylan R, Gubbay Jonathan B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is commonly used to understand the genetic background of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) isolates. This study was conducted to identify serotype and genetic change among IPD isolates in Canadian children following vaccine use. METHODS: Clinical isolates collected from children ≤5 years old of Ontario, Canada with IPD during 2007-2012 were characterized with...
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