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The Contribution of Genetic Variation of Streptococcus pneumoniae to the Clinical Manifestation of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jan 2019
Cremers Amelieke J H, Mobegi Fredrick M, van der Gaast-de Jongh Christa, van Weert Michelle, van Opzeeland Fred J, Vehkala Minna, Knol Mirjam J, Bootsma Hester J, Välimäki Niko, Croucher Nicholas J, Meis Jacques F, Bentley Stephen, van Hijum Sacha A F T, Corander Jukka, Zomer Aldert L, Ferwerda Gerben, de Jonge Marien I
Abstract excerpt
Background: Different clinical manifestations of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have thus far mainly been explained by patient characteristics. Here we studied the contribution of pneumococcal genetic variation to IPD phenotype. Methods: The index cohort consisted of 349 patients admitted to 2 Dutch hospitals between 2000-2011 with pneumococcal bacteremia. We performed genome-wide association studies to...
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