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Clonal diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A collected from children < 5 years old in Québec, Canada, 2016-2021.
Vaccine - 20 Oct 2023
Golden Alyssa R, Lefebvre Brigitte, Deceuninck Geneviève, Brousseau Nicholas, De Wals Philippe, Quach Caroline, Demczuk Walter H B, Martin Irene
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Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A is a highly diverse, often antimicrobial-resistant Gram-positive bacterium which can cause invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). In 2021, public health authorities in the Canadian province of Québec observed an increase of serotype 19A IPD in children <5 years. The purpose of this study was to determine the clonal composition of serotype 19A isolates collected from this age...
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