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Invasive Disease Caused Simultaneously by Dual Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2018
Ndlangisa Kedibone, du Plessis Mignon, Allam Mushal, Wolter Nicole, de Gouveia Linda, Klugman Keith P, Cohen Cheryl, Gladstone Rebecca A, von Gottberg Anne
Abstract excerpt
There are at least 98 known pneumococcal serotypes. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is usually caused by a single serotype, and dual-serotype IPD is rare. To assess factors associated with dual-serotype IPD, patient information obtained through laboratory-based surveillance for IPD from 2005 through 2014 in South Africa was reviewed. Genomes of isolate pairs from coinfected individuals were sequenced to...
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