Phenotypic and genotypic characteristic of invasive pneumococcal isolates from both children and adult patients from a multicenter surveillance in China 2005-2011.

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristic of invasive pneumococcal isolates from both children and adult patients from a multicenter surveillance in China 2005-2011.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen in both children and the elderly, but previous studies in China have provided limited information about invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). A total of 240 IPD S. pneumoniae strains (from 105 children and 135 adults) were collected from 12 cities in...

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Main Authors: Chunjiang Zhao, Feifei Zhang, Yunzhuo Chu, Yong Liu, Bin Cao, Minjun Chen, Yunsong Yu, Kang Liao, Liyan Zhang, Ziyong Sun, Bijie Hu, Jin'e Lei, Zhidong Hu, Xiaobing Zhang, Hui Wang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3859574?pdf=render

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