The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a significant global pathogen. Accurate identification and serotyping are vital. In contrast with World Health Organization recommendations based on culture methods, we demonstrate that pneumococcal identification and serotyping with molecular methods a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-07-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00478-20 |