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Population structure of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among Alaskan children in the conjugate vaccine era, 2001 to 2013.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2016
Miernyk Karen M, Bulkow Lisa R, Case Samantha L, Zulz Tammy, Bruce Michael G, Harker-Jones Marcella, Hurlburt Debby A, Hennessy Thomas W, Rudolph Karen M
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Here we describe the relationships between serotypes, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility among isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease in Alaskan children during the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) era. From 2001 to 2013 we received 271 isolates representing 33 serotypes. The most common serotypes were 19A (29.5%, n= 80), 7F (12.5%, n= 34), 15B/C (6.3%, n= 17), and 22F (4.8%, n= 13)....
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