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Serotypes and genotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Trinidad and Tobago.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2016
Nurse-Lucas Michele, McGee Lesley, Hawkins Paulina A, Swanston William H, Akpaka Patrick Eberechi
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OBJECTIVES: There are currently 94 known pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide serotypes and their prevalence differs by geographic region and the period studied. Streptococcus pneumoniae infections have been diagnosed clinically in Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries, however data on the serotype and sequence type distributions in this country are limited. The objective of this study was to...
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