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High-Level Genetic Diversity among Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Turkey.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 20 May 2016
Guldemir Dilek, Acar Sumeyra, Otgun Selin Nar, Unaldi Ozlem, Gozalan Aysegul, Ertek Mustafa, Durmaz Riza
Abstract excerpt
This study obtained information on the serotypes and molecular typing characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains causing invasive diseases in Turkey. Sixty-eight S. pneumoniae isolates causing invasive pneumococcal diseases were collected from different regions of Turkey from 2009 to 2011. The isolates were characterized by performing multilocus sequence typing (MLST), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis...
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