Single-plex quantitative assays for the detection and quantification of most pneumococcal serotypes.

Streptococcus pneumoniae globally kills more children than any other infectious disease every year. A prerequisite for pneumococcal disease and transmission is colonization of the nasopharynx. While the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines has reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease, u...

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Main Authors: Fuminori Sakai, Sopio Chochua, Catherine Satzke, Eileen M Dunne, Kim Mulholland, Keith P Klugman, Jorge E Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4370668?pdf=render