The PneuCarriage Project: A Multi-Centre Comparative Study to Identify the Best Serotyping Methods for Examining Pneumococcal Carriage in Vaccine Evaluation Studies.

The PneuCarriage Project: A Multi-Centre Comparative Study to Identify the Best Serotyping Methods for Examining Pneumococcal Carriage in Vaccine Evaluation Studies.

The pneumococcus is a diverse pathogen whose primary niche is the nasopharynx. Over 90 different serotypes exist, and nasopharyngeal carriage of multiple serotypes is common. Understanding pneumococcal carriage is essential for evaluating the impact of pneumococcal vaccines. Traditional serotyping m...

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Main Authors: Catherine Satzke, Eileen M Dunne, Barbara D Porter, Keith P Klugman, E Kim Mulholland, PneuCarriage project group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4648509?pdf=render

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